2 charged with assault of Walmart clerk who asked customers to wear masks: RCMP

Two people have been charged with assaultafter an altercationover the wearing of face masks ata Walmart store in Dawson Creek, B.C.,in November.

The RCMP say a store employee was attacked after asking two customers to wear masks.

A video posted on Facebookthat has since been removedclaimed to showthe incident in the store on Nov. 25.

The video shows a man sitting on someone and punching them repeatedly, while voices in the background say, "Stop, please! This is enough!"

WATCH | Video claiming to show the Nov. 25 attack:

Video shows man repeatedly punching another in alleged anti-mask confrontation in B.C. Walmart

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In the video, a man is seen repeatedly punching someone lying underneath him on the floor in a B.C. Walmart.

Jordan Alex Taylor and Kennedy Jane Pace are now charged with assault, according to the B.C. Prosecution Service.

Taylor is also charged with mischiefafter the employee'scellphone was damaged.

He is scheduled to makea first court appearance on Feb.23.

Taylor was born in 1990 and Pace in 1997, according to court documents.

Dawson Creek RCMP said on Tuesday afternoon that Pace has turned herself in to police and that there is no longer a warrantfor her arrest.

Police say the Walmart employee suffered minor injuries and didn't require medical care.

In a statement to CBC News in November, a Walmart spokesperson said the incident was "completely unacceptable and deeply troubling."

"Our associates are doing everything they can to support our communities during this pandemic," the statement said.