MARYVILLE, Mo. (AP) - A white northwest Missouri man is charged with felony assault after he allegedly confronted a black waitress as she served him breakfast.
Nodaway County Prosecuting Attorney Robert Rice announced Wednesday that he charged 65-year-old Tommy Dean Gaa, of Maryville, with felony assault motivated by discrimination.
The Maryville Daily Forum reports (http://bit.ly/1tx8gth) Gaa is accused of confronting the waitress on Sunday and grabbing her arm, causing bruising. A probable cause statement says Gaa said "I have a place I would like to take you where I hung your grandpa" and used racial slurs.
Gaa was released from the Nodaway County Jail on $4,900 bond. Online records don't indicate if he has an attorney.
Rice says the comments were bad enough but Gaa crossed the line when he grabbed the waitress.