White man charged after shoving Black subway performer in viral video

Photo: Getty Images A D.C. investigator is facing charges after he was caught on camera assaulting a subway performer. Harold Christy, an investigator for the D.C. Office of the Inspector General, was charged with misdemeanor assault following his July encounter with two performers on the subway, per Atlanta Black Star. Surveillance video shows Christy boarding a D.C. subway train before one of the dancers placed a portable speaker near him and started his performance. Christy appeared to yell at the dancer during his routine. “Turn the got damn music off!” Christy allegedly said, according to an affidavit obtained by the Washington City Paper. “Get off my train! Don’t do this on my train!” he allegedly added. Following his rant, Christy grabbed the performer and pushed him against the train door. The second performer intervened in the situation, separating Christy from the first dancer. Christy proceeded to push the dancer off the subway car as he was deboarding. & View this post on Instagram & & & & & & & & & & & & A post shared by Keith Boykin (@keithboykin) After he was charged, Christy took to Reddit to challenge the allegations, saying he was unfairly depicted as...