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Video shows man attacking RaceTrac employee

RINGGOLD, Ga. — People are reacting to a videotaped assault of a convenience store worker.
 
The video shows a customer, irate over his lost cellphone, punch the worker, who then hits her head and falls to the ground.
 
People who shop at the gas station wonder what could make a person do what they saw on the video, all over a lost cellphone the attacker had gotten back.
 
"I mean, that was dirty," customer Joe Smith told Channel 2's Tom Jones.

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Other said it makes no sense.
 
"That's ridiculous. There's no sense in the violence that's going on in the world today," said customer Lee May.
 
Everyone agrees the customer who went on a profanity-laced tirade before attacking the RaceTrac worker in Ringgold needs to be caught.
 
They are hoping the video of the attack may help lead police to the man.
 
"They'll find him. They're pretty good about that around here. They'll find him," May said.
 
Ringgold police confirmed they are investigating.

Cellphone video of the incident was shot by one of the men with the attacker.

The video shows the suspect threatening customers and workers because his cellphone had been left on a counter and a worker had not told him it was there. %

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“It was right there. They sitting behind the counter she should have seen it,” the suspect told the store employee.

The video shows the worker tell the irate customer to leave. He then touches her.

"Don't touch me," the worker told the man.
 
That's when he punches her and she falls to the ground.
 
A customer grabs him but the attacker leaves and threatens more violence.
 
"I'm coming to Atlanta and I will rock any (expletive)," the attacker said on the video.
 
Customers said it wasn't too smart of the attacker to allow himself to be recorded committing a crime.
 
"You were on camera, but I don't think he thought that through very well," Smith said.
 
RaceTrac sent a statement saying:
 
"The RaceTrac family's thoughts and prayers are with our team member and her family, friends and fellow team members during this time. Racetrac is fully cooperating with local authorities in their investigation."
 
The employee who was attacked is doing well.