Jewish teen attacked with phone and metal chair at North Miami Beach Starbucks

An 18-year-old Jewish teen was attacked at a Starbucks in North Miami Beach, Florida, on Sunday. The suspect, 43-year-old Chyvonne Juanita Palmer, allegedly hit him with a cell phone and a metal chair while shouting 'I hate them.' She was charged with aggravated battery, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon with prejudice, and disorderly conduct.

An 18-year-old Jewish teenager was attacked at a Starbucks inside a Target store in North Miami Beach, Florida, on Sunday afternoon. The teen, who was wearing a kippah, was sitting in the seating area while his family shopped when a woman approached him. According to the victim's interview with Local 10 News, the attack was completely unprovoked. The suspect, 43-year-old Chyvonne Juanita Palmer, allegedly stood up, screamed at him, and hit him twice in the head and shoulder with a black cell phone. She then returned to her seat, but got back up and wielded a metal chair while shouting 'I hate them.' Two bystanders intervened to prevent the chair attack and helped the teen hide in the restroom. Police took Palmer into custody at the scene. She has been charged with aggravated battery, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon with prejudice, and disorderly conduct. The incident is being treated as an antisemitic attack, as the teen was targeted for wearing a kippah.