Two baristas who beat up two men tried to rob A Starbucks employee in Missouri was fired from the coffee chain for his heroic efforts.
According to St. Louis police, 37-year-old Joshua Noe and 35-year-old Marquis Porter-Doyle burst into a Starbucks on Dec. 17 with what appeared to be real handguns and demanded the clerk hand over cash from the register. did.
When the employee said he was unable to open the safe, Noe struck the employee in the head with a gun, but the gun shattered and the victims realized they had a fake gun. That's what he noticed.
The two baristas and some customers beat the two would-be robbers and restrained Noe until police arrived. Porter-Doyle was able to flee, but police later caught up with him and arrested him.
The two robbery suspects are charged with 20 felonies, including robbery, attempted robbery, and assault.
Instead of thanking the two employees, the company fired them.
A lawyer for former barista Michael Harris said he is filing a lawsuit against Starbucks. according to To the St. Louis Riverfront Times. Another barista who was fired was Devin Jones Ransom.
“Michael and Devin were summarily terminated by the company without any explanation of what policies they had violated or what they should have done in the situation,” attorney Ryan Krupp said in a statement. Stated.
“Harris complied with the robbers' demands until he had no choice, either for himself or for others.”
Krupp claims he acted out of fear that Harris might be killed.
“I just wanted to do the right thing as a person and as an employee,” Harris said in a statement.
Representatives for Starbucks released a statement regarding the lawsuit.
“The safety and well-being of our partners (employees) and customers is always our primary concern,” the statement said. “All partners are expected to follow the protocols we have carefully developed to ensure the safety of our customers and partners under these circumstances.”
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