Colton Norsworthy: White Florida man, 32, threatens to lynch Black Popeyes employee
Colton Norsworthy, a White Florida man, has been identified as a domestic abuse suspect after being captured on tape threatening to lynch a Black Popeyes employee while using the n-word. Hailing from Okeechobee, Florida, he was caught on camera earlier this month abusing a black Popeye's employee over food issue.
Norsworthy has still not been arrested in relation to Popeye's incident. A search of his criminal history, however, showed a long list of charges dating back to 2014, including felony domestic violence by strangulation, obstructing justice, and tampering in a felony third-degree process.
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Norsworthy, 32, identified as a racist online along with the members of his former band called 'I Killed Anubis' claiming to have broken all links with him. "This is Chris," 'I Killed Anubis' posted on its Facebook page. "I just want to make this very clear to everyone that me and my band I Killed Anubis do not and will never associate ourselves with anyone who is racist."
The message continued, "I myself am Puerto Rican and know upfront what that feels like. So please do not associate me or my band with what happened at Popeyes. That kind of behavior doesn't fly with us. And if you are a racist on my Facebook i'd advise you to unfriend me right now. Edit: if your wondering we we are reaching out, it’s in regards to an event regarding and ex member. We will not post a link but it happened at a Popeyes. Do with the info as you wish."
'Colton' was later named by the band in the comments section beneath the post. They informed that Norsworthy, who still names himself as a member on his own Facebook profile, was allegedly expelled out years ago for an unclear event.
Norsworthy got renowned following a viral video showing him screaming the slur "n*****" at a black female Popeye's employee at least seven times after she called him a cracker. "And what did you call her?" the Popeyes' manager inquired Norsworthy.
A white supremacist in Florida threatens to beat a Black female @Popeyes employee and hang her from a tree.
— Bishop Talbert Swan (@TalbertSwan) March 24, 2022
He berates all of the Black employees, calling them “n*ggers.”
Angry, racist, insecure, white men are the bane of society. pic.twitter.com/bzvekHtx1v
"I called her a n***** after she called me cracker," Norsworthy said and threatened to call the cops on the employee. The manager urges him to "have a nice day," calling a bluff as he walks away. "All you n***** think this is f**king acceptable," he said after hanging up the phone. "You f**king n*****."
The manager, who is now off the frame, assures the man that he is free to express himself, and the female employee can be heard stating, "He can't call me that. He's a cracker. F**k him ." The female employee continues to offend the man, to which he responds by threatening her.
"When I catch get your n***** a** outside, I promise you, I promise you, Imma beat your f***ing n***** a**," Norsworthy yells. "Imma hang you from a f***ing tree, b****." As he threatens to attack her, the woman continues to taunt him and brand him a 'cracker.' He says, "Your parents raised you like a f***ing n*****." As the he goes away, the two continue to trash each other, but before he walks away, he can be heard saying, "I'm white. That means I'm automatically better than you, b****."
Officials at Popeyes claimed they were appalled by the white man's actions and that the firm has a zero-tolerance policy for 'hateful aggression' in its restaurants. The corporation is also working with the franchise owner to provide support for employees and is considering how to better assist workers in these instances. There was no police report filed as a result of the event.