GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. — A man seen in a now-viral video shouting racial slurs and other expletives at a security guard is facing charges.
Channel 2 Action News obtained a copy of the warrant charging Robert John Burke with misdemeanor disorderly conduct.
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In the video, taken outside the Social Security Administration office in Gwinnett County, Burke can be seen shouting at a security guard and pointing his finger at him.
The warrant says Burke was also “making a lunging motion” toward the guard.
Burke can be heard shouting racial slurs and many expletives as he walks across the parking lot.
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Other people, including children, are seen in the video while he shouts.
The video does not show what led up to the outburst.
Burke was released on a $1,000 bond.
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