El Paso barber’s act of kindness ends in viral arrest video

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — An act of kindness took an unfortunate turn when an alleged homeless man was seen getting arrested earlier this week as he became aggressive at the entrance of a barber shop in El Paso’s Upper Valley, just moments after he was given money, a free haircut, snacks, and water.

A video posted online by a local barber went viral, showing how he arrives at the barber shop, where a man is already sitting at the entrance. The barber greets the man and hands him money before asking if he wants some potato chips or water, to which the man says yes.

Once inside the shop, the barber can be seen grabbing at least three bags of potato chips and giving them to the man. They exchange a few words, and the barber offers the man a haircut, and he agrees. The video then shows the barber giving the man a haircut, and once he’s done, he’s seen walking the man to the door, saying, “Alright, man. Take care of yourself. I love you, brother. God bless you.”

The video cuts, and the barber is now seen inside the shop with the doors locked as the man is outside knocking on the door aggressively and shouting. The barber can be heard telling the man that he just gave him a haircut and that he is ungrateful…

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