A white northwest Missouri man has been charged with felony assault after he allegedly confronted a black waitress while she served him breakfast.
Tommy Dean Gaa, 65, ordered breakfast at a local business in Maryville, Missouri, on Sunday where he was being served by an African-American employee. According to reports, the waitress first asked Gaa if he wanted white or wheat toast, to which the man responded: “I’m prejudiced. I’ll take white.”
Moments later, Gaa approached the waitress and grabbed her by the arm in such a way that she suffered bruises. He then asked her if she “liked to party.” Gaa, according to a probable cause statement, then made a racist comment towards the woman.
“I have a place I would like to take you where I hung your grandpa,” he allegedly said. According to a police report, Gaa also made a comment about there being “good and bad” people of all races, and then reportedly used an offensive term for African Americans.
Gaa was released from Nodaway County Jail on $4,900 bond.
Sources: Fox 2 Now, Maryville Daily Forum
