A 65-year-old Black woman was locked in the store and attacked by white store clerks after she found $50 on the floor at Lindemann Grocery Store in Austin County, Texas.
Betty Smith went to the store on Jan. 15 to grab ice cream and honey buns for her special-needs son, who was in the car with her. She left her son in the car while she went into the store to grab the items. Smith found the $50 bill on the floor just as she was getting ready to check out.
“I told the cashier, look here, my lucky day!” says Smith to Fox 26 News. “The woman at the counter says, ‘Oh no, you can’t leave with that … that might be my friend’s money. He was in here earlier.’”
Smith said she was the only person in the store at that time, along with the three white employees. The female clerk refused to let her check out after she refused to hand her the money. The clerk then proceeded to lock the door before the physical altercation occurred.
The video of the incident…
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