Video shows woman throwing shoe boxes at worker who asked her to wear mask, OK cops say

A shopper was caught on video throwing shoe boxes at a Sketchers worker who repeatedly asked her to wear a mask in the store, Oklahoma police say.

Video of the incident shared to Facebook shows a woman throwing two shoe boxes at a masked worker before storming out of the store’s front door.

Someone is heard saying “that’s assault, ma’am,” before the worker follows the woman out of the store and into the parking lot. Two people are heard asking for the woman’s name as she gets in her car.

One worker told Oklahoma City police that the 56-year-old woman came into the store — which had a sign posted on the door outlining the mask requirement — without a face covering, according to a police report.

The worker said she asked the woman to put on a mask several times, but the woman ignored her requests and went ahead with her shopping, according to police.

When the woman approached the checkout counter with two boxes of shoes, the worker again told the woman she needed a mask and suggested the woman buy one at Lowe’s and then come back to complete her purchase, police said.

That’s when the woman “got mad” and threw the boxes, hitting the worker in the neck and chest, according to police.

After the woman left the store, workers found that she had left behind her wallet on the checkout counter with her driver’s license inside, police said.

The worker turned the wallet over to police and pressed charges for assault, according to officials.

A new set of mandates issued by Mayor David Holt last week stipulated that private businesses in Oklahoma City have a right to require customers to wear masks, much like shoppers are required to wear shirts and shoes, KOCO reported.

Holt said the rights of businesses that choose to require patrons to wear masks will be protected, according to the outlet.