Emory Ellis was just trying to buy breakfast.
At a Boston Burger King in November 2015, Ellis, who was homeless, attempted to pay for his morning meal with a $10 bill—a simple transaction that goes without incident or comment millions of times each day across America.
But on this morning the cashier accused Ellis, who is black, of paying with fake money. Instead of handing Ellis his meal, the Burger King employee called the cops, who arrested the homeless man and hauled him off to jail.
Ellis would spend more three months behind bars before an investigation concluded that the $10 bill was real, all along.
Now, Ellis has filed a suit against the fast food company for nearly $1 million alleging he was discriminated against for his appearance, ABC 11 News reports. He’s suing both the franchise and the employee who wrongfully accused him of using forged money.
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