Danvers B.J.'s Worker Allegedly Punches Customer

DANVERS, MA -- A Wakefield man who told police he punched a customer who yelled at him while he was working at B.J. Wholesale Club in Danvers was ordered to undergo mental health evaluation. Hugo Persson, 50, of Wakefield, allegedly punched the 64-year-old woman from Peabody after she backed her car into a cart collection machine Persson was using.

"I punched the woman in the head. She yelled at me and I got angry," Persson told Danvers Police, according to an incident report. B.J.'s fired Persson, who has a history of mental health problems. The woman was taken to the hospital following Friday afternoon's incident with shoulder pain and a possible concussion.

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