White woman charged in parking spot melee with 2 black women

A 71-year-old white woman has been charged with assault after a video surfaced showing her in a confrontation with two black service members over a parking spot.

A Bibb County Sheriff's Office report says 34-year-old Stephanie Mitchell told deputies she and 27-year-old Treasure Sharpe were parking at a Macon restaurant, 80 miles south of Atlanta, on Saturday when Judy James Tucker's son began insulting them.

Capt. Mitchell told deputies they were backing into a parking space when Tucker’s son approached them and told them they should learn how park and then used a gender slur to reference them.

News outlets report Mitchell says Tucker's son approached them again inside the eatery anc called them “black lesbian b-----es.”  The report says Tucker lunged and struck Sharpe in the face. Sharpe could be heard saying she was pregnant.

Tucker says it was a race issue.

The report says the cellphone video never shows Mitchell or Sharpe doing anything wrong.

It's unclear if Tucker has a lawyer.  She was released on $650 bond. The investigation is ongoing.

With the Associated Press