Female McDonald’s Worker and Former Boxer Punches Violent Attacker

(L) An aggressive McDonald’s customer is engaged in a violent altercation with a female employee in St. Petersburg, Fla. on Dec. 31, 2018. (R) Police booking photo of Daniel Taylor, who faces two counts of battery in connection with the incident. Brenda Biandudi via Storyful; Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office

A female McDonald’s employee who threw a volley of punches at a violent homeless man who lunged at her and yanked her shirt has been identified as a former boxer.

Yasmine James was captured on video on New Year’s Eve at the St. Petersburg, Florida, McDonald’s as she fought off a man who grabbed her clothing and nearly pulled her over the counter.