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SUSPECT IN CRACKER BARREL BEATING FREE ON BAIL: Ga. man accused of assaulting black mother under house arrest until trial.
Attorney Kip Jones, who represents alleged victim Tashawnea Hill, said a judge Tuesday ordered Troy Dale West Jr. placed under house arrest after he was released on a $320,000 bond. West was fitted with an ankle monitor and told to surrender his passport, have no contact with Hill and to stay out of Clayton County, where Hill lives, Jones said.
West, of Poulan, Georgia, faces one count of aggravated assault, two counts of battery, two counts of disorderly conduct, false imprisonment and cruelty to children for allegedly beating Hill outside a Cracker Barrel restaurant September 9, according to a Clayton County Court online docket.
Hill was with her 7-year-old daughter when the alleged incident took place at the entrance to the restaurant. Hill, 35, said the attack occurred after she warned West to be careful, after almost hitting her daughter with the restaurant door as she was leaving.
West, according to a police report, admitted striking Hill "after she spit on me and accused me of trying to hit her daughter with a door."
Hill denied the accusations, saying she did nothing to provoke the alleged attack. She told police that West, who is white, yelled racial slurs at her during the attack. Police said witnesses confirmed her account.
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