{"id":35915,"date":"2026-08-10T05:52:41","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T00:52:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=35915"},"modified":"2026-08-10T05:52:41","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T00:52:41","slug":"black-woman-75-died-after-tim-hortons-fight-no-charges-filed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=35915","title":{"rendered":"Black Woman, 75, Died After Tim Hortons&#8217; Fight, No Charges Filed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"listicle-slide\" data-page-number=\"0\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" 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Getty.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An <a href=\"https:\/\/madamenoire.com\/tag\/indiana\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"590364014\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Indiana <\/a>Tim Hortons employee will not face criminal charges after a 75-year-old woman died following a physical altercation with the worker\u00a0at the fast-food restaurant.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Three months ago, Anita Grayson\u00a0died of acute exacerbation of congestive heart failure\u00a0after the encounter with an employee at the Tim Hortons in Fort Wayne. Now, the Allen County Prosecutor\u2019s Office has determined that \u201ccriminal charges will not be filed\u201d as a result of the incident.\u00a0  <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis is a heartbreaking situation for everyone involved and especially for Ms. Grayson\u2019s family,\u201d officials wrote in a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/share\/p\/1BfhHQ3Niy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">social media statement<\/a>. \u201cWe have given this case a fair and thorough review, and evaluated it on the evidence and the law, the same standard we apply to every case that comes before this office.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>RELATED CONTENT: <a href=\"https:\/\/madamenoire.com\/1675060\/anita-grayson-dead-tim-hortons-racists-celebrate\/\">75-Year-Old Black Woman Dead After Violent Altercation With White Teen Employee At Tim Hortons \u2014 Racists Online Label Her \u2018Ghetto\u2019 And 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https:\/\/madamenoire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/08\/17863134763926.jpg?resize=144%2C96&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80 144w, https:\/\/madamenoire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/08\/17863134763926.jpg?resize=50%2C33&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: NurPhoto \/ Getty<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/scl\/fo\/gybjsprupmqsdohfek5r5\/AEy5XLktz6voRVpFBfZMghQ?dl=0&amp;e=1&amp;preview=Investigative+Report+and+Conclusions+in+the+Death+of+Anita+Grayson.pdf&amp;rlkey=lz0nq70artkpmnapirgb4j77k&amp;st=yu1ev6ex\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">report<\/a>\u00a0outlining the evidence reviewed in the investigation, including security footage, witness reports, 911 recordings, dispatch records, and more, states that, on May 13, Grayson ordered food through the drive-thru window before returning approximately seven minutes later to dispute the order at the front counter.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The prosecutor\u2019s office details that upon Grayson\u2019s return, the senior citizen and a 17-year-old employee got into a verbal exchange that escalated before a second employee (Employee 1) intervened to defend the minor.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe confrontation turned physical: Grayson shoved and struck Employee 1, the two fell to the floor and continued struggling and coworkers separated them,\u201d read the report. After officers arrived at the scene, Grayson \u201cwas evaluated and treated inside the restaurant before being transported to a hospital, where she was later pronounced dead.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Surveillance footage from inside the store later confirmed that Grayson was the first to push and hit the first employee before both of them fell on the floor and continued to grapple, according to the report. Four employee witnesses and a customer witness, who were interviewed separately, also gave accounts that matched with each other and with the video.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The adult employee claimed in her witness statement that Grayson called her a \u201clittle white b\u2013ch\u201d before attempting to swing around her toward the minor employee. After she placed both hands on Grayson\u2019s shoulders to hold her back, the elder allegedly punched her in the face, grabbed her hair, and dragged her through the employee doors.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Investigators later observed that the employee had bruises, scratches on her face, and a substantial area of hair ripped from her scalp.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"listicle-slide\" data-page-number=\"2\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Following the altercation, the juvenile employee recalled that Grayson appeared to lower herself to the floor in the dining area. , According to the report, they did not believe Grayson collapsed involuntarily.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c[Employee 1] was later advised that Grayson had gone to the floor, and said she personally observed Grayson appearing to have what she described as a seizure,\u201d stated the report. \u201cWhen coworkers offered water, Grayson told them to leave her alone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Following Grayson\u2019s death, the coroner\u2019s certification of her manner of death was undetermined after concluding that she sustained no significant contributory injuries. Therefore, the medical examiner could not \u201csay with reasonable medical certainty that the altercation caused her death rather than her preexisting congestive heart failure running its course under stress.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The State could not disprove the justification defense beyond a reasonable doubt; therefore, the evidence resulted in the decision that no criminal charges would be filed against the Tim Horton\u2019s employees.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cGrayson, not Employee 1, escalated the encounter to violence, and did so disproportionately to the minimal contact that preceded it,\u201d detailed the report. \u201cEmployee 1\u2019s use of force was justified first as defense of a minor coworker and then self-defense, and it did not exceed what the ongoing struggle reasonably called for.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNor does the record establish that any conduct at the restaurant caused Grayson\u2019s death to the degree of certainty the law requires,\u201d the report concluded. \u201cUnder Indiana law, the State cannot proceed unless it can disprove legal justification beyond a reasonable doubt, and on this record it cannot.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"\/>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Let us know your thoughts on the Allen County Prosecutor\u2019s Office\u2019s determination not to file criminal charges in the comments.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>RELATED CONTENT: <a href=\"https:\/\/madamenoire.com\/1685267\/kiara-bowling-hit-by-car-driven-by-two-kid-brothers\/\">Black Woman Critically Injured by Car Driven by Brothers, Ages 4 and 7, Will Face a \u2018Lifelong Recovery,\u2019 According to Her Family<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: Tawnda Tamiece Grayson \/ Facebook. 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