Racist homeless couple charged with racial intimidation and assualt

Robert Snyder, 45, and Shayla Witts, 28, both homeless, were charged with assault, battery with racial intimidation and disorderly conduct, the Boston Globe reports. Both of them have rap sheets, with Snyder having been convicted of assault a dozen times, and Witts with a pending prostitution charge, the Globe notes.

Witts said that the incident started when “some black girl with attitude” told them the station was closing for the evening. “She stated Snyder struck the employee in retaliation,” the charging document stated.