A Chicago man was charged with battery, after he went on a racist rant in a Starbucks Tuesday.
A video of part of the incident showed William Boucher, a 23-year-old white man, spitting at a black man, yelling racist remarks and striking another black man, CNN reported.
The incident started when Boucher became angry that someone spilled a drink on him Tuesday afternoon inside the Starbucks, according to the report.
The issue moved to the sidewalk, where Boucher spat on a man and a women and punched a 59-year-old man unprovoked, according to CNN. The man was taken to the hospital for an eye injury, according to ABC 7 Chicago. In the video, the man can be seen falling to the ground.
As a Starbucks employee tried to intervene, Boucher yelled at a black man, calling him “disgusting,” and his children “disposable vermin.” He was also heard calling another black man a slave.
Boucher is charged with three counts of misdemeanor battery.
More Must-Reads from TIME
- Breaking Down the 2024 Election Calendar
- How Nayib Bukele’s ‘Iron Fist’ Has Transformed El Salvador
- What if Ultra-Processed Foods Aren’t as Bad as You Think?
- How Ukraine Beat Russia in the Battle of the Black Sea
- Long COVID Looks Different in Kids
- How Project 2025 Would Jeopardize Americans’ Health
- What a $129 Frying Pan Says About America’s Eating Habits
- The 32 Most Anticipated Books of Fall 2024
Contact us at letters@time.com