ROCK HILL, S.C. — Prosecutors have dropped charges against a Rock Hill barber who admitted to pulling a gun on a customer, according to Channel 9's partners at The Herald.
The incident happened in May after Larry Thomas told Channel 9 that he refused to cut an African-American man's hair, claiming he doesn't have the skill to cut that type of hair.
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Thomas said he pulled the gun as self-defense because the customer got in his face.
Prosecutors dropped the felony charge against Thomas because there was no evidence he pointed the gun at the man.
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