Deli Worker Maces Woman He Thinks Is Transgender: Lawsuit
Daily News.Following a dispute over the marijuana—which has become widely available at retail stores in the city since it was legalized in 2021—the worker purportedly became hostile and threatened to call police, prompting Adams to urge him to follow through with the threat.Adams, who is bisexual and was wearing an Apple Watch wristband featuring rainbow Pride flag colors at the time, alleges that the worker then called her a "transvestite" and flew into a violent rage."I heard him call me a transvestite," Adams told the Daily News. "I'm like, 'Transvestite?
I'm a whole female. I have lady parts.'"The lawsuit accuses the deli worker of spraying Adams in the face with mace before running from behind the counter to further assault her.
Adams said that she attempted to hit him with a coffee pot when he grabbed her hair and dragged her out of the store while calling her a "b****," according to the suit.A video of the incident reviewed by the newspaper purportedly shows the worker dragging Adams down a set of concrete stairs as bystanders react with shock.
With Adams on the ground, the worker proceeds to kick her in the head."Next thing I know when I opened my eyes, I was outside next to my car on the floor," said Adams. "I said to myself that I gotta get outta here because I don't know if he's going to kill me."Adams went home with bruises and cuts and called police.
