{"id":179652,"date":"2026-02-25T13:18:28","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T13:18:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/179652\/"},"modified":"2026-02-25T13:18:28","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T13:18:28","slug":"viral-video-shows-texas-whataburger-workers-beat-unruly-customer-with-trash-can-fry-basket-after-alleged-drunken-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/179652\/","title":{"rendered":"Viral video shows Texas Whataburger workers beat unruly customer with trash can, fry basket after alleged drunken attack"},"content":{"rendered":"

Taking out the trash.<\/p>\n

A Texas Whataburger manager smashed an unruly customer with a trash can after the suspect allegedly berated staff, returned to the restaurant drunk and attacked the employee.<\/p>\n

The viral beatdown erupted after Anthony William Newhuis was ordered out of the chain\u2019s location in Paris, Texas, located 100 miles northeast of Dallas, WFAA reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n

A Texas Whataburger manager clobbered an out-of-control customer with a trash can after the man allegedly returned drunk and attacked an employee. Billy Jones<\/p>\n

Newhuis, 41, was ordered out of the restaurant and allegedly stormed off, but vowed to return later and assault the manager once the cops cleared out.<\/p>\n

That was before he allegedly charged back in and unleashed a violent attack before the manager retaliated.<\/p>\n

Shocking viral footage shows the manager ferociously swinging a trash can at the suspect as workers shout for someone to press the panic button.<\/p>\n

The customer who filmed the brawl, Billy Jones, told Fox 4 News<\/a> that another Whataburger worker cracked Newhuis on the head with a wire fry basket as the attack began, which dropped the unhinged man to the floor.<\/p>\n

Paris police found Newhuis bleeding from the head in the restaurant\u2019s back parking lot. He was arrested on charges of assault causing bodily injury, public intoxication and criminal mischief.<\/p>\n

The suspect allegedly came back looking for trouble, throwing punches at the manager before the fast-food worker fought back. Billy Jones<\/p>\n

The viral footage shows the manager aggressively swinging a trash can at the suspect as workers desperately shout for the panic button. Billy Jones<\/p>\n

Anthony William Newhuis was charged with assault causing bodily injury, public intoxication and criminal mischief. Paris Police Department<\/p>\n

Police said Newhuis continued to cause havoc behind bars, allegedly flooding jail cells and racking up an additional criminal mischief charge under $750.<\/p>\n

Following the ordeal, a Whataburger spokesperson told the outlet that guests\u2019 and employees\u2019 safety is a top priority.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe take incidents such as this seriously and are fully cooperating with authorities,\u201d the spokesperson said.<\/p>\n

The incident echoes other recent cases of restaurant workers defending themselves during attacks by aggressive customers.<\/p>\n

In December, a violent brawl between Chipotle workers and an unruly customer broke out in Connecticut after footage appeared to show a customer at the register throwing an unknown object at an employee.<\/p>\n

When the worker retaliated by throwing something back, the combative customer allegedly moved behind the counter, shoving workers aside and pushing the employee to the floor, igniting a massive brawl inside the restaurant.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Taking out the trash. A Texas Whataburger manager smashed an unruly customer with a trash can after the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":179653,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[4497,30480,294,4498,27,29,28,734,4501],"class_list":["post-179652","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-texas","tag-assaults","tag-attacks","tag-crime","tag-fast-food","tag-texas","tag-texas-headlines","tag-texas-news","tag-us-news","tag-viral-videos"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/179652","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=179652"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/179652\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/179653"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=179652"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=179652"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=179652"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}