A 75-year-old woman from Indiana became so furious about her order at a Tim Hortons that she ended up punching a manager and pulling her hair during the altercation.
According to Fort Wayne Police, Anita Grayson entered a Tim Hortons in Fort Wayne—around 190 miles from Indianapolis—shortly after 8 a.m. on May 13 and attacked a 17-year-old female employee, apparently upset with her drive-thru order.
Surveillance footage shows Grayson yelling and pointing at an employee right before the coffee shop’s 20-year-old shift manager arrived and asked her to leave.
As tensions escalated, police say the manager made physical contact with Grayson, who then pushed him down and punched him on the left side of his face. Reportedly, Grayson struck the young girl with such force that it left her with scars and knocked off her glasses.
When the manager tried to push Grayson back, she retaliated by thrusting her hand at his face, which led to a scuffle that brought them both to the ground.
During the confrontation, Grayson grabbed the manager by the hair and pulled him down. The struggle involved both individuals trying to regain control, with Grayson reportedly pulling out a chunk of the manager’s hair in the chaos.
Fort Wayne police were called to the scene for a reported “battery altercation,” but by the time they arrived, Grayson was found unresponsive.
After the fight, employees returned behind the counter while Grayson sat at a table, making a phone call. About ten minutes later, she was discovered lying on the floor.
Despite paramedics performing life-saving measures, Grayson later passed away at the hospital. The specific cause of her death has not yet been revealed.
According to Grayson’s daughter, Taunda, her mother had congestive heart failure and had been monitored just a week before the incident.
She expressed her distress, stating, “You can’t just go into a coffee shop, have coffee and donuts, and come out lifeless. That’s atrocious.” Taunda also mentioned that elderly people deserve respect and should be treated with care, not subjected to violence.
The ministry clarified that they had not initially intended to release footage but felt compelled to counter a “dangerous false report” circulating on social media, which only depicted the fight without context.
Preliminary findings from the Allen County Coroner’s Office did not indicate significant injuries contributed to Grayson’s death, although a final ruling has yet to be made, WPTA reported.
