Wow, Chile! A Texas security guard quit his job immediately after his manager reprimanded him for wearing his uniform on live television.
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Texas security guard resigns
TMZ reported that during an interview with FOX 7 Austin, By Percy Payne manager approached him, stating that he was violating company policy. Shortly after, they argued, causing Percy to return his uniform and immediately quit.
The outlet revealed that Percy Payne spoke to the news station with surveillance footage that allegedly showed two men assaulting him in the parking lot he oversees.
While speaking to the television crew, Percy described how two young men on electric scooters arrived at his workplace and fought with him in a surveillance video. His manager eventually showed up and reprimanded him.
Percy’s manager blamed him for the alleged assault, which pushed him to his breaking point and caused him to quit his job. He later resumed the interview with FOX 7 Austin dressed in his own clothes. Percy claims that the two men attempted to steal his car, which led to him becoming involved in a physical altercation with them.
TMZ further clarified that Percy was unhappy with how the police responded to the on-duty incident.
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As The Shadow Room As previously reported, Texas families affected by the 2022 Uvalde school shooting began seeking financial compensation in May for the children impacted. On May 22, the families of 19 victims announced their joint federal lawsuit seeking $500 million. Seventeen families mourned the loss of their children, while two families had children injured.
The Texas Department of Public Safety is facing a lawsuit filed by ninety-two officers and troopers accused of mishandling its response to what the Associated press labeled “one of the deadliest school shootings in U.S. history.”
The lawsuit names the Uvalde School District, former Robb Elementary School Principal Mandy Gutierrez and former Uvalde Schools Police Chief Peter Arrendondo as defendants.
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