A Wendy’s employee has been charged with second-degree murder after an elderly customer he sucker-punched last month died in the hospital from his injuries, according to reports.
Antoine Kendrick, 35, had just taken the 67-year-old man’s order at the register on July 26 at a restaurant in Prescott Valley, Arizona, when police said the customer complained about his food.
Footage released by police shows Kendrick run around the counter and viciously punch the customer in the side of the head as he’s hunched over the counter licking a frosty.
The blow knocked the customer to the floor, where he hit his head and lost consciousness.
Antoine Kendrick, 35, has been charged with second-degree murder. Prescott Velley Police Department/Facebook
Kendrick allegedly punched the man after he complained about his food. KTVK/KPHO
The 67-year-old customer died in the hospital from his injuries on Aug. 5. KTVK/KPHOKendrick can be seen standing over the man looking down at him before he returns to the counter.
The victim, who has not been identified, was airlifted to a local hospital in critical condition, but succumbed to his injuries on Aug. 5, police told AZFamily.
Kendrick had previously been charged with aggravated assault in the incident but charges have since been raised to second-degree murder.
