Howard Hughes Loses His McDonald’s Job After Attack on Black Teen That Went Viral 

By Edward Era Barbacena

One of the racist white men arrested for allegedly attacking a Black teen in a residential Florida neighborhood this week appears to have lost a major source of income. 

In a statement to The Daily Beast, McDonald’s confirmed that Howard Hughes is no longer employed by one of its Orlando franchisees. “We are deeply disturbed and disappointed by what we’ve seen in this video,” local McDonald’s owner and operator James Gilchrist wrote.

 “This behavior goes against our values and is not tolerated. I can confirm this individual is no longer employed by my organization.” 

Howard Hughes, 61, and Donald Corsi, 52, were booked by Seminole County police Wednesday. Hughes was charged with felony property damage and misdemeanor battery for the alleged assault on a 16-year-old. 

The teen’s family accused the men of racial profiling him as he drove through their ritzy neighborhood in Sanford, the same town where Trayvon Martin was killed in 2012.