*Two white people were arrested after what police called a racially-motivated attack on a Black hotel clerk in Connecticut last month, an incident captured in part on the hotel’s surveillance camera.
Philip Samer and Emily Orbay were found in Brooklyn, N.Y. and taken into custody by U.S. marshals, according to WFSB. Sarner was charged with second-degree assault, third-degree assault and imitation based on bigotry and bias. Orbay was charged with two counts of third-degree assault and imitation based on bigotry and bias.
They are accused of attacking Crystal Caldwell, a 59-year-old Black desk clerk at a Quality Inn, on June 26 after complaining about a lack of hot water in their room. The couple called Caldwell a monkey and punched her in the face, according to the warrants. After being separated by other hotel employees, Caldwell told police she went to put ice on her injured face and was attacked again, knocked to the ground and kicked in the ribs.
Watch her second attack below:
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