"34-year-old Shibritney Colbert has been arrested and charged after verbally attacking a gay man and then abusing him with his own cart in a Virginia grocery store. According to a statement from the Alexandria Police Department (APD), Colbert "pushed the victim and threw groceries while making derogatory statements. A 911 call was placed reporting a fight inside the store, and Alexandria Police officers responded immediately. As officers attempted to detain the suspect in the parking lot, she fled in her vehicle." Colbert has since been charged with felony eluding, assault and battery, destruction of property, and driving an unregistered vehicle. Police also say they believe she targeted the victim due to his sexual orientation, which is clear in the comments she hurled at him in the viral TikTok video of the incident. The case is currently "being evaluated" for the potential of adding hate crime charges, police said."
""APD encourages anyone who experiences or witnesses bias-motivated behavior to report it immediately," the department urges. "Every report is taken seriously and investigated with care and professionalism." Colbert's confrontation with the gay victim - fitness entrepreneur Deonteiy - took place on Christmas Day. "Just got hate-crimed in the grocery store. TikTok do your thing," Deonteiy posted with video of the ugly encounter. Video shows him in the cereal aisle as the foul-mouthed perpetrator expresses an issue with his look. "Get that s**t outta my muthaf**kin' face," the woman yells while tossing the Christmas"
Shibritney Colbert allegedly verbally attacked and physically abused a gay man in a Virginia grocery store, using his cart and throwing groceries. Police responded to a 911 call reporting a fight and say Colbert fled in her vehicle when officers attempted to detain her. Charges filed include felony eluding, assault and battery, destruction of property, and driving an unregistered vehicle. Authorities state they believe the victim was targeted because of his sexual orientation and are evaluating possible hate crime charges. The incident was captured in a viral TikTok video. APD encourages reporting bias-motivated behavior and will investigate reports carefully.
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