{"id":659304,"date":"2026-08-28T15:52:34","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T15:52:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=659304"},"modified":"2026-08-28T15:52:34","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T15:52:34","slug":"restaurant-worker-helps-elderly-man-after-young-thug-starts-swinging","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=659304","title":{"rendered":"Restaurant worker helps elderly man after young thug starts swinging"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A restaurant worker is being praised for his quick action to help an elderly man who had been assaulted.<\/p>\n

South Carolina-based Boots and Sonny employee Hakeem LaPierre intervened after Gregory Tyricus Jacobs started hitting an elderly customer.<\/p>\n

Surveillance video appears to show Jacobs approach the elderly man and step on his foot.<\/p>\n

The elderly man immediately launched into defense mode when the young thug threw the first punch.<\/p>\n

Then it was on.<\/p>\n

The two tussled with the elderly guy holding his own, and then some, when LaPierre approached and pulled Jacobs behind the counter.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s when LaPierre and Jacobs threw down in an altercation that can be heard off camera.<\/p>\n

\u201cI saw it was a young guy jumping on an older man and then I saw a lobby full of men, and nobody moved,\u201d LaPierre said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m not looking for the hero title. I just do what I expect another person to do if they see that happening to my father or grandfather.\u201d<\/p>\n

Amen!<\/p>\n

As for the elderly guy\u2026 he\u2019s doing just fine, but his wife made him go to the ER anyway.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m the man that got hit. I\u2019ve had 3 heart attacks, and on blood thinners; that\u2019s why I went to the ER. I didn\u2019t want to go, but my wife made me,\u201d he said in a Facebook comment, reported Trending-Politics co-owner Collin Rugg, who posted the story on X:<\/p>\n

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Elderly man beats up a younger man after he stepped on his foot and swung at him in a South Carolina restaurant.<\/p>\n

Boots and Sonny\u2019s worker, Hakeem LaPierre, is credited with helping the older man.<\/p>\n

\u201cI saw it was a young guy jumping on an older man and then I saw a lobby full of\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/Of6FANnhoX<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) August 28, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Jacobs was reportedly arrested and charged with two counts of assault and battery, according to Collins.<\/p>\n

Plenty of X users weighed in on the scene and praised LaPierre for his noble actions:<\/p>\n

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Hakeem LaPierre deserves respect and promotion. He protected the man and my utmost respect goes out to him.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Mandingo Gringo (@Nov1O1775) August 28, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Looks like they played \u201cpass the ass whooping\u201d with this little punk. The elderly man gave him the business, then he was dragged across the counter to get the second can opened up.\"\ud83e\udd23\"\"\ud83e\udd23\"\"\ud83e\udd23\" pic.twitter.com\/AgPApBJVUm<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 The Apt Catalyst\"\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\" (@TheAptCatalyst) August 28, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Old dog didn\u2019t even need the backup he was whoopin ass!<\/p>\n

\u2014 ryan forster (@maiqtheliar) August 28, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Never<\/em> underestimate \u201cold man strength.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Hakeem LaPierre, you seem like a great man and if you\u2019re not already, I know you\u2019ll be a great daddy someday! Thank you hero for helping this sweet man \"\ud83d\udc96\"\"\ud83d\udc4f\ud83c\udffb\"\"\ud83d\udc4f\ud83c\udffb\"\"\ud83d\udc96\"<\/p>\n

\u2014 Proud American (@Meow81998508) August 28, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

More of this, please!<\/p>\n

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A restaurant worker is being praised for his quick action to help an elderly man who had been assaulted. South Carolina-based Boots and Sonny employee Hakeem LaPierre intervened after Gregory Tyricus Jacobs started hitting an elderly customer. Surveillance video appears to show Jacobs approach the elderly man and step on his foot. The elderly man… Continue reading Restaurant worker helps elderly man after young thug starts swinging<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":659305,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[17,22,13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-659304","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-border-security","category-immigration","category-immigration-reform","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/659304","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=659304"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/659304\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/659305"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=659304"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=659304"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=659304"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}