Cop accuses Waffle House employee of beating him and wife in parking lot

• Off-duty Harris County Sheriff’s Deputy Joshua Kesler and his wife filed a lawsuit following a brutal assault outside a Waffle House in Humble, Texas .
• The conflict began shortly after midnight on September 28, 2024, when the couple argued with a restaurant employee over a parking space occupied by her vehicle.
• The suit alleges the employee summoned four men who attacked the couple, shattering Kesler’s eye socket and beating his wife unconscious, resulting in a broken collarbone.
• The couple is seeking punitive damages, lost wages, and medical costs, claiming Waffle House is vicariously liable and negligent in hiring the employee.
• In court filings, the employee argued her actions were justified as self-defense, while Waffle House denied responsibility and requested to be dropped from the suit.

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