Suspect arrested in brutal assault that cost Antioch fast-food worker an eye
ANTIOCH -- Police in Antioch on Monday arrested a suspect in an attack on an East Bay fast-food worker last month that left her blind in one eye.
20-year-old Hayward resident Isaac White-Carter is now behind bars on suspicion of assaulting Bianca Palomera at an Antioch Habit Burger Grill in mid-November.
Police investigators said the attack happened after Palomera had just started her evening shift and saw Carter harassing a boy with special needs in the restaurant.
"The victim, the employee, was assaulted after protecting another customer with an intellectual disability," said Antioch Police PIO Ashley Crandell. "She was punched in the face multiple times and during that attack. She ended up losing her right eye as a result of it."
Police arrested Carter in Hayward Monday morning. He faces felony charges of mayhem and assault causing great bodily injury, and faces a maximum of 11 years in prison.
Contra Costa Deputy District Attorney Jason Peck said the charge of mayhem could be misunderstood by the public.
"For many people, mayhem generally means chaos. However, legally, it means a person who maliciously deprives, disables, disfigures, or renders useless a part of another person's body," Peck said.
After his arrest, officers booked White-Carter into the Martinez Detention Facility where he currently remains and his bail is $215,000. His arraignment is set for Dec. 8.