Vince's Crab House sues County Executive

HOUSE IS NOW SUING THEBALTIMORE COUNTY EXECUTIV━SAYING HE WON'T LET*POLICEOFFICERS PROTECT HIS BUSINESS.PROTESTORS HAVE BEEN OUTSIDEHIS RESTAURANT FOR WEEKS━EVER SINCE HE POSTED ARACIALLY CHARGED MESSAGE ONSOCIAL MEDIA.

WMA━2 NEWS ERINMACPHERSON JOINS US LIVE FROMVINCE'S CRABHOUSE IN MIDDLERIVER.

ERIN?THE PROTESTS STARTED EARLIERTHIS MONTH WHEN THE OWNER━VINCE MEYER━ POSTED ONFACEBOOK INSULTING THE BLACKLIVES MATTER MOVEMENT━ USINGA RACIAL SLUR.

THAT POST GOTTHOUSANDS OF COMMENTS.

AFTERGETTING A LOT OF BACKLASH,MEYER APOLOGIZED AND SHUT DOWNHIS BUSINESS FOR NINE DAYS━AT THE REQUEST OF THEPROTESTORS.

SINCE HE R━OPENED, PEOPLE HAVE BEENPROTESTING OUTSIDE OF HISBUSINESS.

MEYER SAYS HE'SRECEIVED SEVERAL DEATH THREATAND HIRED PRIVATE SECURITY.NOW, HE'S SUING THE BALTIMORECOUNTY EXECUTIVE.

FORMER STATEDELEGATE PAT MCDONOUGH ISSUEDA NEWS RELEASE ON BEHALF OFTHE RESTAURANT STATING JOHNNYO ORDERED POLICE TO STANDDOWN, NOT PROTECT THE BUSINESSAND NOT ARREST PROTESTORS.HE'S HOSTING A PRESSCONFERENCE TOMORROW AT TEN ━MABOUT THIS LAWSUIT.

WE REACHEDOUT TO THE COUNTY FOR ARESPONSE TO THIS━ THEY SAIDTHEY DO NOT COMMENT ON PENDINGLITIGATION.

LIVE IN MIDDLERIVER━ EMAC