The owner of a construction company in Arizona is facing an assault charge after a video posted on TikTok captured him slapping a female worker in the face while shouting profanity at her for scratching a cupboard.
Brent Hospelhorn, 46, has been identified by Phoenix police as the supervisor who was filmed belligerently yelling at the soft-spoken woman and other workers at the North Phoenix construction site on Tuesday.
His victim has not been named, with the clip uploaded to a colleague’s TikTok account, from where it was widely shared.
Hospelhorn was taken into custody, cited and released, enraging social media users who demanded to know why he was not in jail as they accused police of inaction.
Police released a statement on Wednesday that said social media users were spreading an “inaccurate account” and claims of “lack of action” on their part were false. Although Hospelhorn was not held in jail, police said the man was “recommended for charges”.
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Brent Hospelhorn, 46, owner of a construction company in Arizona, faces an assault charge after a TikTok video shows him slapping a female worker in the face for scratching a cabinet
In the video posted on TikTok by Guadalupe Solano, a caption in Spanish translated to “no one can treat you like this, even if he owns it just because the wardrobe was scratched”
The incident happened around 12:30 p.m. at a property under construction near Deer Valley Drive and 56th Street in North Phoenix, police said.
Hospelhorn, which owns a construction company in Scottsdale called BPH Construction LLP according to online recordings, was recorded shouting profanity at workers on the job site.
‘Leave! Get the f*** out of my building right now,’ he shouts, pointing at the person recording the video.
A woman in the side quietly says “no” and an enraged Hospelhorn reaches out and slaps her, shouting “you’re a fucking bitch”.
It’s hard to see how the woman reacts afterwards, as the camera focuses on Hospitalhorn as he walks away.
In the original version video posted on TikTok by Guadalupe Solano, a caption in Spanish translated as “no one can treat you like that, even if they own it just because the cabinet got scratched.”
Hospelhorn is then seen on the video yelling at the workers about the scratches on the cabinets as he kneels down to inspect them.
He tells the person behind the camera that they can keep recording whatever they want, adding, “You’re worthless shit.”
Hospelhorn, which owns a construction company in Scottsdale called BPH Construction LLP according to online recordings, was recorded shouting profanity at workers on the job site.
Hospelhorn is then seen on video yelling at workers about the scratches on the cabinets as he kneels down to inspect them
“All over my fucking closets,” he shouts. “How many times do I have to tell you fucking people to take off the g****** belt.”
When another worker appears to defend the woman, Hospelhorn yells back, ‘Bull****, that’s f****** her, that’s her. One hundred percent, because she was leaning on it when she walked in here.
“Get that bitch off my yard,” he shouted. ‘I’m the fucking super ******. What I say, damn it, goes,” he continued, shouting.
He tells the person behind the camera that they can keep recording whatever they want, adding, “You’re worthless fucking shit.”
Officers were called to the job site where Hospitalhorn was held on a misdemeanor assault charge, cited and then released after being “recommended for charges,” the statement said. “Detectives will be following this incident.”
sergeant. Robb Scherer, a spokesperson for the phoenix police The Arizona Republic: ‘Quoting him is not letting him go, he has a subpoena.’
Hospitalhorn is due in court on May 26.
Police released a statement on Wednesday that said social media users were spreading an ‘inaccurate account’ and claims of a ‘lack of action’ on their part were false
