{"id":437243,"date":"2022-04-25T20:13:47","date_gmt":"2022-04-25T17:13:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/dad-claims-grocery-workers-attacked-him-after-line-complaint\/"},"modified":"2022-04-25T20:13:47","modified_gmt":"2022-04-25T17:13:47","slug":"dad-claims-grocery-workers-attacked-him-after-line-complaint","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/dad-claims-grocery-workers-attacked-him-after-line-complaint\/","title":{"rendered":"#Dad claims grocery workers attacked him after line complaint"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2809daaa1a3\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2809daaa1a3\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/dad-claims-grocery-workers-attacked-him-after-line-complaint\/#%E2%80%9CDad_claims_grocery_workers_attacked_him_after_line_complaint%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Dad claims grocery workers attacked him after line complaint&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CDad_claims_grocery_workers_attacked_him_after_line_complaint%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Dad claims grocery workers attacked him after line complaint&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>A California man has accused workers at a grocery store of dragging him into a closet and delivering punishing blows after he complained about the long line at a register.<\/p>\n<p>John Valencia, a father of seven, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fox13news.com\/news\/video-customer-claims-he-was-assaulted-by-grocery-store-employees?utm_source=fark&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_content=link&amp;ICID=ref_fark\">told Fox 13<\/a> he went to Stater Brothers on East Baseline Street in San Bernardino to buy some coffee and creamer about 8 a.m. Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>The line to the only open register was long, so Valencia asked a manager if another checkout lane could be opened but was ignored, he said.<\/p>\n<p>Then \u201cI just went and got in\u00a0line. I was like, \u2018Well, thank you, you know, great customer service,\u2019 \u201d he told the outlet.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt no time was I being aggressive, at no time was I being loud, was I threatening him or any way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Valencia said that when the manager still became upset with him, \u201dI was trying to tell him like, \u2018You know bro, calm down.\u2019 I just asked you to open another lane,\u201d Valencia told Fox 13.<\/p>\n<p>But the manager allegedly didn\u2019t take too kindly to the comments.<\/p>\n<p>Valencia said he was suddenly grabbed, tossed into a store closet and assaulted.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/supermarket-14.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Valencia said he was dragged into a closet and attacked by workers.\" class=\"wp-image-22026640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/supermarket-14.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/supermarket-14.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/supermarket-14.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Valencia said he was dragged into a closet and attacked by workers.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Fox11<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cOther employees came, and I can remember it was like they had me on the ground, and I seen them trying to close the door, and I was trying to kick the door open so they wouldn\u2019t close it, and they grabbed my legs and pulled them up,\u201d he told the outlet.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTwo of them started beating on me, then they started kicking my face and stomping on my back and stomping my head while holding me down,\u201d Valencia said, adding that someone finally said, \u201cLet him up, let him up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A witness captured part of the shocking incident on video.<\/p>\n<p>Valencia said he called 911 and his wife, Meagan Lacey, after the beatdown.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/supermarket-27.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Valencia suffered a concussion and a cut on his eyebrow.\" class=\"wp-image-22026707\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/supermarket-27.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/supermarket-27.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/supermarket-27.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Valencia suffered a concussion and a cut on his eyebrow.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Fox11<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIt was terrifying to get the phone call from him,\u201d Lacey said, adding she could not believe that the woman who filmed part of the alleged incident was the only person to do anything at the time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere were so many people in that store and so many employees and so many people that were given the chance to help, and nobody did \u2014 she was the only one,\u201d Lacey said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know that she couldn\u2019t have done much physically against all those people, so I\u2019m just thankful that she did record it and that she was willing to share that recording,\u201d the wife added.<\/p>\n<p>Valencia told Fox 13 that he suffered a concussion and that his eyebrow was split open from the assault. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want the people involved to be arrested,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/abc7.com\/stater-bros-store-fight-caught-on-video-grocery-stores-southern-california-altercation-tape\/11770732\/\">he told KABC<\/a>. \u201cThey shouldn\u2019t be working at Stater Brothers. anymore. That\u2019s not a safe environment with those type of employees.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/supermarket-24.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Valencia said he wants the people who allegedly attacked him to be arrested.\" class=\"wp-image-22026666\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/supermarket-24.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/supermarket-24.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/supermarket-24.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Valencia said he wants the people who allegedly attacked him to be arrested.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Fox11<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>His lawyer, Shane Hapuarachy, claimed the attack was \u201ccompletely unprovoked.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis wasn\u2019t a situation that called for violence of any kind. There was absolutely nothing that [Valencia] did to warrant that type of response from an employee of the store,\u201d Hapuarachy told KABC.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, the business said it was \u201cconducting an internal investigation of the incident and [was][ unable to comment any further at this time.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>San Bernardino police said they had received a report about the incident, which will be reviewed by the county district attorney\u2019s office.\n                        <\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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