VIDEO: Man accused of attacking French Quarter store employee arrested
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - The New Orleans Police Department on Monday (May 22) arrested a man accused of attacking a French Quarter store employee in an incident caught on surveillance video.
Brandon Mitchell, 22, was booked on one count of simple battery.
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In the video provided by police, the employee can be seen talking to a man near the front entrance of the business on May 20 in the 700 block of St. Louis Street.
In the surveillance video, police say Mitchell suddenly strikes the employee from behind, then forcibly drags him outside and continues the assault, repeatedly striking the victim.
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