Texas Restaurant Employee Fesses Up, Admits Viral 'Racist' Note Was a Fake

Tré Goins-Phillips : Jul 24, 2018
Faithwire.com

"After further investigation, we have learned that our employee fabricated the entire story. [R]acism of any form is intolerable, and we will always act swiftly should it occur in any of our establishments. Falsely accusing someone of racism is equaling disturbing." -Saltgrass Steak House chief operating officer, Terry Turney

[Faithwire.com] He said he wanted to remind people racism and hatred "still exist," but now the truth is getting in the way of his message. (Image credit: KTVT-TV/via Faithwire)

Khalil Cavil, a 20-year-old server at the Saltgrass Steak House in Odessa, Texas, garnered a lot of attention last week when he claimed he received a bigoted message—sans a tip—from a customer. Cavil, who speaks openly about his Christian faith, claimed the patron left a note on his check that read, "We don't tip terrorist [sic]."

Cavil's claim resulted in the customer being banned from returning to the restaurant, but now he's admitting his story wasn't true.

After the restaurant worker's story spread everywhere from local news outlets to The Washington Post, Cavil said Monday he was the one who wrote the racist message on the dinner ticket.

In a Facebook post that has since been deleted, Cavil claimed that, in the aftermath of the fabricated incident, he was reminding himself that "Jesus died for these people, too."

"I did write it," the young server told the Odessa American during an interview, offering no reason for his actions. "I don't have an explanation. I made a mistake. There is no excuse for what I did"...

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