Racist tirade in Calgary Superstore caught on tape leads to charges

Calgary police have charged a man with assault, uttering threats and causing a disturbance after he allegedly unleasheda racist tirade against a young Superstore clerk and was caught on videocalling another customer a "bomb-making motherf---ker"before physically shoving him.

The last 37 seconds of the Dec. 2 incident were filmed by Steven Lemmon, who was in atSunridgeReal Canadian Superstore at the time. The video showsthe angry man yelling and then shoving another customerwho intervened in the altercation with the cashier.

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Lemmon says the whole thing started when an item was accidentally double-scanned, prompting the angry customer to unleash on thecashier at the Sunridge-area store.

He says the cashier who looked to be between 16 and 20 immediately called his manager to fix the problem .

"Before the manager even got there, [the customer]began with just immediate racial attacks on the cashier. When the managergot there, it didn't stop. He continued the racial attack on the cashier. He threatened to rip his chain off and jam it down his throat. He called him out to the parking lot. This is a kid," Lemmon said.

The man now facing charges contacted police two days after the incident and agreed to meet with investigators. Police have not released his name. A trial date has not yet been set.

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