February 22, 2019
By Sam Shepard
Augusta - An employee of the Red Barn (click here) has been taken off the restaurant’s work schedule after racist remarks he made to a person of color via an Instagram direct message, prompting a video apology posted to the restaurant’s social media account.
Peter Benedict, a manager at the Red Barn, confirmed Friday that the employee in the video was 19-year-old Brady Maheux, a grand-nephew of owner Laura Benedict. He said no permanent decision about Maheux’s employment had been made by Friday evening.
Peter Benedict said Maheux was “a good kid” who made a “bad decision.”
“He knew way before anything even started,” Peter Benedict said. “He’s not a racist kid.”
The incident on Tuesday this week came to light after the user of an Instagram account, FBCCBayArea, publicized comments Maheux made to him in a direct message. It also shows Maheux’s Facebook page and place of work. The account holder said he would speak with Maheux’s manager at the restaurant in the morning.
Maheux’s original Instagram post, which has since been deleted, called the person a “disrespectful (N-word).”...
