Proprietor of widespread Cape Cod restaurant accused of utilizing racial slurs throughout confrontation

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Police are investigating the incident the place a person, reportedly Dealer Ed’s proprietor John Shea, might be heard threatening the lifetime of one other man and utilizing a racial slur.

The proprietor of the favored Cape Cod restaurant Dealer Ed’s is below investigation after a video surfaced on-line of a person utilizing racial slurs and appearing aggressively towards one other man.

“Barnstable Police Chief Matthew Sonnabend and Cape & Islands District Lawyer Robert Galibois introduced in the present day that they’re investigating a matter broadly reported by media retailers and on social media platforms allegedly involving the proprietor of a neighborhood enterprise often called Dealer Ed’s,” legislation enforcement officers stated in a press release Tuesday. “The Barnstable Police Division and the Cape & Islands District Lawyer’s Workplace acknowledge the group’s curiosity in pursuing this matter and can present an replace on the conclusion of the investigation.”

Within the video, posted to Fb and circulated on different social media platforms, a person might be seen stepping up shut to a different man on a sidewalk and saying, “Are you aware who I’m? Get the (expletive) out of my city … You utilize my title once more, you’ll find yourself in a grave. You utilize my title once more, you’ll find yourself in a grave.”

The person making the threats has been recognized as Dealer Ed’s John Shea by WCVB and The Cape Cod Instances.

Later, the person being confronted might be heard asking, “You’re going to name me the N-word?” to which the person, reportedly Shea, replies “I simply known as you the N-word … Since you act like one.”

On the finish of the video, the person recognized as Shea might be heard utilizing the racial slur itself.

He may also be seen stepping on the opposite man’s foot, to which the opposite man says, “Don’t step on my foot, that’s assault.”

Barnstable Police didn’t reply to a request for extra data Tuesday.

Shea is the proprietor of Dealer Ed’s, a waterfront restaurant on Arlington Road in Hyannis, in keeping with WCVB and a 2016 Soiled Water Media YouTube video. Representatives from the restaurant didn’t reply to a request for remark Tuesday.

Millyan Phillips, a 24-year-old from Medford who identifies as Jamaican and Armenian, advised the Instances that he was the individual confronted.

Phillips and a few mates had gone to Dealer Ed’s earlier within the night for dinner and drinks earlier than deciding to take a automotive service to Embargo, a restaurant on Major Road in Hyannis. Simply earlier than their automotive arrived, Phillips noticed Shea stroll into Dealer Ed’s and order a cocktail, he advised the Instances. The automotive Shea had arrived in was nonetheless operating and was parked sideways, he stated. Phillips stated that he and his mates known as 911 with issues that Shea may very well be ingesting and driving.

Later within the night, the group seen Shea stroll into Embargo and order extra alcohol, in keeping with the Instances. Barnstable Cops have been outdoors for an unrelated incident, and Phillips reportedly approached them to reiterate issues about the potential for Shea driving drunk. 

About 10 minutes later, as Phillips and his mates have been ready for a trip outdoors Embargo, Shea got here out of the restaurant asking, “The place’s (a racist slur) from Boston?” he advised the Instances. The taped confrontation ensued. 

Phillips advised the Instances that Embargo bouncers finally took Shea into the institution, and police later let him depart through a automotive service.

“I needed to press fees however police stated none of what Shea stated was grounds to take action,” he stated.

The Fb video has greater than 130 feedback and has been shared greater than 80 instances. Most of the feedback are from outraged folks calling for a boycott of Dealer Ed’s. As of Tuesday afternoon, group posts on the restaurant’s Yelp web page had been disabled. 

“This enterprise just lately acquired elevated public consideration leading to an inflow of individuals posting their views to this web page,” the discover reads. “Whereas racism has no place on Yelp and we unequivocally reject racism or discrimination in any type, all opinions on Yelp should replicate an precise first-hand client expertise.”