Tony Moore, 32, of Macon County, N.C had been fishing with friends in Oconee County all day Friday, and the group capped the day by going to the Applebee’s at 696 Bypass 123 in Seneca.
Moore said that as the group left, he went to the restroom while his companions went to their vehicles. When he went into the parking lot, Moore said, he was taunted by members of a group of 15 to 20 black people who called him epithets such as “tree honky” and “cracker.”
One of them hit him, Moore said, and then “everything went black.”
According to one of Moore’s companions, one of the assailants used a stun gun on Moore.
Moore said he recalls being on the ground and being hit repeatedly around the head and face
According to one of Moore’s companions, a black man tried to protect Moore’s head during the assault.
Seneca Police Chief John Covington said Thursday that officers were called to the Applebee’s about 12:50 a.m. Saturday. The officers found Moore lying in the parking lot. He was taken to Oconee Medical Center in Seneca for treatment.