Bay Area woman faces hate crime charges after alleged racist tirade at McDonald's
A San Jose woman faces hate crime and battery charges after allegedly going on a racist tirade at a McDonald’s, the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office said.
Alena Jenkins, 40, allegedly harassed a worker and manager at a McDonald’s in Mountain View, calling them "stupid and F-ing" Mexicans, the District Attorney’s Office said in a statement published Wednesday.
An employee of the fast food chain told Jenkins to leave after she refused to wear a mask. She was allegedly eating inside the restaurant Saturday, in violation of COVID-19 restrictions imposed by the restaurant. Santa Clara County had loosened up restrictions on indoor dining earlier this month and moved into the orange tier of the state's reopening plan this week. That said, businesses are not required to have customers dine indoors.
The worker told Jenkins to leave, but, instead, Jenkins allegedly harassed the employee: “(Expletives deleted) Mexican! Go ahead and call the cops!” she said, according to the DA’s Office. When he did call the police, she allegedly shoved a plexiglass shield and a sign at the worker.
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