CA: Grover Beach bank manager beaten, called racist slur after asking man to wear a mask
A Grover Beach bank manager and Army veteran says he was called a racist slur and then attacked and beaten in the parking lot all because he asked a customer to wear a mask.
Police have confirmed they are investigating a report of a hate crime and battery that occurred in the city last week, but they declined to disclose further details.
A., who asked to remain anonymous because he is concerned about his and his familys safety, told The Tribune he was at work at the Wells Fargo on Grand Avenue the afternoon of Sept. 3 when a man walked in without a mask.
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A. . offered one of the extra masks the bank keeps on hand for customers, to which the man became even more hostile and at one point began rooting through cabinets and drawers in the bank lobby.
A. asked him to stop and warned he would call the police to remove the man from the property.
Then he says, Well, you f----n sp--, said A., who is Hispanic. Hes like, Come outside. .....(more)
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