Irony!

Racist berates a 7-Eleven clerk.

A man from Seattle is facing hate crime charges after an incident at a local 7-Eleven.

The suspect, 38, allegedly showed up at the store at the 2000 block of Rainier Ave. S. on March 2, 2022. 

The suspect, Phillip E. Haskins, was standing in line to buy food and gas from the convenience store, which had a card reader not working properly.

Court records says the suspect cuts the line before getting to the counter, where the card reader had issues. 

This incident caused the suspect to be enraged.

A witness, who called 911 from the freezer inside the store said the suspect was yelling racial slurs at the cashier in the store, telling him to "Go Back to Africa," while also threatening his life with what appeared to be a gun.

The victim later said he believed the suspect would follow through with the threats.

Although the suspect was gone before officers got to the scene, it wasn't long before they found him.

He was found. He had caused an accident after leaving the property. He tried to run a light and got into an accident. After they ran through his license, the found out that he had criminal charges out of Alaska and Texas.

He had reckless endangerment, protection order violations, assault and drug charges.

The King County Prosecutor said the the suspect will face hate crimes. He will be held on a $10,000 cash out. The judge released him soon after. The suspect will be facing the judge again in mid-March.

The suspect is innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.