Crime & Safety
Bay Area Man Arrested In Assault Of Fast Food Worker Who Lost An Eye
An employee of The Habit lost an eye after she was punched in the face by a customer in Antioch, police said.
ANTIOCH, CA — A Bay Area man was arrested Monday after a he was accused of punching a fast food working in the face, causing her to lose an eye, police said.
Police were dispatched around 5:25 p.m. on Nov. 12 after reports of an assault at The Habit Burger in Antioch, the Antioch Police Department said in a statement.
Police said the employee was protecting an "individual with an intellectual disability from being bullied" when she was attacked, police said.
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The victim was identified by NBC News as 19-year-old Bianca Palomera, who told the station that the suspect had used slurs toward her co-worker's brother and threatened to "beat him up."
It took several weeks for police to locate the suspect, identified as Isaac White-Carter, a 20-year-old resident of Hayward. He was arrested Monday by U.S. Marshals Service on felony charges of mayhem and aggravated assault causing great bodily injury.
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The Contra Costa County District Attorney's Office will be prosecuting the case.
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