The Brief
- A viral video shows workers at a Paris, Texas, Whataburger on North Main Street using a wire fry basket and a trash can to fend off an attacker dressed in all black.
- Witness Billy Jones reported that a man entered the restaurant and began attacking an employee before other staff members intervened to subdue the suspect.
- Police arrested Anthony William Newhuis, 41, of Spring, Texas, on charges of public intoxication, assault causing bodily injury, and criminal mischief after he reportedly flooded his jail cell.
PARIS, Texas – What-a-whoopin! A viral video captured the moment Whataburger employees used kitchen equipment to fend off an attacker behind a restaurant counter in Paris, Texas.
Whataburger worker wacks alleged attacker, video shows
What we know:
Witness Billy Jones was eating at the Whataburger on North Main Street when he said a man dressed in all black entered and began attacking a worker.
According to Jones, another employee struck the man on the head with a wire fry basket, knocking him to the ground. Jones began recording as a manager used a trash can to repeatedly strike the suspect. In the video, other employees can be heard shouting for someone to press the panic button.…