'I want to hold them accountable': Portland man sues Longview gas station for racial discrimination

A clerk threatened the plaintiff with a weapon and called him racist slurs during a confrontation that started over a parking issue, according to the lawsuit.

LONGVIEW, Wash. — A Portland man is suing a Longview, Washington gas station for racial discrimination. The plaintiff, who is Black, said what began as a quick pit stop in January 2022 escalated into a confrontation where a worker hurled slurs and physically threatened him.

“It was an evening that I wish that would have never happened,” said Anthony Simmons, the plaintiff.

Simmons said that  he was working late at his Longview auto garage on January 21, 2022. Around

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