Man who refused to put mask over nose strangled San Francisco store clerk
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (KRON) — A man working for DoorDash strangled a South San Francisco store clerk who asked him to cover his nose with a face mask, prosecutors said.
The incident happened in March of 2021, when San Mateo County had an indoor mask mandate in place to help prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Prosecutors said Rimmer Ignacio Cortezgarcia Jr., 31, of Los Banos, was picking up a delivery for a DoorDash customer at Friends Liquor on San Felipe Avenue in South San Francisco.
The store clerk noticed that Cortezgarcia’s face covering was below his nose.
The 25-year-old clerk told Cortezgarcia that he had to cover his nose in addition to his mouth, or the DoorDash order would be canceled.
“(Cortezgarcia) was angered. Defendant grabbed victim by (the) throat and began strangling (the) victim,” prosecutors wrote.
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