A viral video shows the white mother and son harassing Johnny Martinez, a parking permit auditor, as he worked in the garage of a Nashville apartment complex. A man accused of racially profiling a Black worker in a Tennessee parking garage with his white mom has been charged with assault after a video of the altercation went viral on social media, the Nashville Metro police said. According to an arrest warrant filed Dec. 2, Edward Brennan took a swing at Johnny Martinez, who was checking cars for parking permits in the Nashville garage, after his mom called the police because Martinez refused to show them identification. “A reasonable person would regard the contact as extremely offensive or provocative,” causing Martinez to fear “imminent bodily injury,” the warrant states. (…) In a video originally posted on YouTube, Martinez can be seen filming the mother and son as they question him. Brennan tells Martinez that he will call the police, and the mother—identified as “Bitsy”—asks for Martinez’s identification. Brennan then walks toward a car off-camera while the mother continues pestering Martinez. When the son comes back on camera, he strikes Martinez, knocking a bottle opener off his keychain. Martinez told The Daily Beast that when he went to pick it up, Brennan allegedly tried to attack him again.
via daily beast: ‘You Don’t Belong Here’: Son Charged With Assault After Mom Calls Cops on Black Worker