South Florida Doctor Accused Of Attacking Hispanic Man Has Been Charged With Hate Crime

Miami FL

22 February, 2021

6:27 PM

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CBS Miami February 22, 2021 A South Florida doctor accused of attacking a man at a Publix in Hialeah and calling him a racial slur has been charged with a hate crime. Dr. Jennifer Susan Wright, 58, reportedly become enraged after the man asked her in Spanish to keep her distance due to COVID-19 guidelines while waiting in line at the supermarket, according to CBS4 news partner The Miami Herald. Wright ignored him, so he repeated it in English. She responded by "mumbling bad words," according to the arrest report. Wright reportedly then walked up to him in the parking lot and, after he asked her to back up, she hurled racial and other insults at him. Read more at CBS Miami