White man accused of dragging black woman from bar by hair
DA's office files felony, four misdemeanors against man
SUMMIT COVE — A white man Saturday was arrested and charged with a bias-motivated felony after a black woman was dragged out of a bar by her hair, according to a report from Summit County Sheriff's Office.
Witnesses and the victim identified Dustin Meadows, 37, as the man in a business suit who began arguing with the woman at the Cala Inn in Summit Cove, according to the report.
Witnesses reported Meadows used a racial epithet — among other obscenities — shortly after the argument began.
The suspect was standing near the door, calling the victim names when she got out of her chair and yelled at him to leave. The man then grabbed her by the hair and dragged her out the bar's door, according to the victim in the report.
The victim was “visibly shaken” when deputies arrived. “(The victim) had both of her hands full of her hair, and it was apparent that the whole right side of her head was missing hair,” according to the report...
