Posted on 09/09/2009 10:04:32 AM PDT by Wardenclyffe
CLEARWATER — Both the barber and his customer agree that their Saturday altercation started over price haggling, but the two tell different stories about what happened next.
Raymond M. Stewart, 36, who owns Trend Citi Fades, was arrested Sunday on a charge of felony battery after, police said, he attacked a customer who wanted a deal on two haircuts.
But Stewart said Monday that he never attacked anyone and that it was his customer, 25-year-old Quazi Rahman, who was out of control.
According to the Clearwater police arrest report, Stewart put Rahman in a headlock and punched him in the face and head after the pricing argument.
Rahman said Monday that he and a friend went to Stewart's barbershop to get their hair cut about 2 p.m. Saturday. Rahman said he's a regular customer who has been coming to the shop about twice a month for the last six months.
Before any cutting took place, Rahman asked Stewart if he would cut both men's hair for $20 and he would pay him the rest later. When Stewart said no, Rahman told him he would find a new barber, Rahman said.
That's when Stewart got angry and began punching him, Rahman said, adding that his friend intervened.
Rahman said the attack left him with a bloodied face and a black eye.
"I'm never going back there," he said.
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Hate charges to follow next.....
“...Stewart put Rahman in a headlock...”
Maybe he was just going to give him a “Dutch rub”.
Call me old fashioned but who gets their hair cut twice a month?
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