<p>The owner of a food cart was arrested in Portland, Oregon, on June 6 after he was recorded throwing a bottle at a customer. The man was also alleged to have sprayed the customer with hot sauce, and called her the N-word, the Portland Mercury said</a>.</p><p>Footage of the incident was recorded by Carlotta Washington, the alleged victim of the attack. It shows the suspect, identified in news reports as</a> Islam El Masry, owner of the Small Pharoah’s halal cart, using a racial slur before throwing a Gatorade bottle at Washington.</p><p>The Willamette Week reported</a> that El Masry was subsequently arrested on misdemeanor assault charges.</p><p>Washington told media outlets</a> that the attack was unprovoked and that El Masry became upset when she tried to pay for her lunch using only quarters. Credit: Carlotta Washington via Storyful</p><br />
