A California woman assaulted and yelled racial slurs at a Black security guard outside a West Hollywood Pavilions has been charged. Security guard Natosha Lawson went to check on Kashmire Duran and her father who were arguing outside the store. Duran threw a glass bottle, yelled racial slursand bit Lawson.
Duran faces one felony count each of assault with a deadly weapon, a glass bottle, and assault likely to produce great bodily injury according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office. If convicted Duran may face a maximum of six years in prison KTLA 5 reported. ,
After the incident took place, customers and guards at the West Hollywood Pavilions parking lot stopped Duran and her father from leaving. Los Angeles County Sheriff deputies later took her into custody.
The incident was captured on video showed Duran throwing something from her car as she said, “Here’s some dog food, N—-.”
“You could see the face of the security guard, that dehumanizing feeling,” witness Carlos Sapene told the news outlet. “She grabbed dog food and started throwing it at the security guard. How do you as a human do that to another human being is beyond me.”
Lawson was taken to a hospital where she was treated for her injuries. She told the KTLA 5 about Duran slapping her and biting down on her finger.
“I didn’t get up yesterday to be attacked by a crazy person — a crazy racist person at that. It really hurts me. It really makes me angry. I’m still trying to put it together,” Lawson said.
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