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Male Karen filmed screaming racist abuse at Hispanic landscaper inside ritzy Las Vegas gated community
An Hispanic landscaper who was hounded by the resident of a gated Las Vegas community says the man hurled racist abuse at him while he was working in a yard.
Fernando Cesario has been employed the community for years to do routine landscaping work and maintain yards for residents.
But recently, he was approached by an unidentified man, who told him to 'get out of my neighborhood,' video of the confrontation shows.
The landscaper reassured the man that he had the gate code, had been contracted to work in the community and wasn't trespassing, but the man followed him anyway.
'He followed me to the house where I was going to clean, and I was working already, and he was like, still there, like telling me that, "you have to leave and you have to leave,"' he told Fox 5 Vegas.
The man threatened to call the police, frightening Cesario, who said he tried to remain 'calm' while he worked trimming the yard and using the leaf blower.
'I was trying to be calm, you know, trying to not to make the problem bigger,' he told the outlet. 'Probably this is what he wants me to do, like fight back, but I didn't do anything.'
The man eventually called police, who spoke with both of them, before an officer informed Cesario that he was fine to keep working.
'There's nothing wrong with you,' he recalled the officer telling him.
This isn't the first Cesario claims he has been subjected to a racist tirade.
But the gardener said he has gotten 'used to it,' as its something Latino landscapers often endure.
He doesn't believe the man had a problem with him doing his job, but rather his looks.
Daily Mail has reached out to Cesario and the police for comment.
The altercation has sparked outrage online, with many viewers in disbelief at how Cesario was treated.
'People need to check there entitlement at the door before they enter a society,' one person wrote.
'I feel bad for the man. He was just trying to do his job,' another added.
'Would he have the same energy if the landscaper was white? Or just assuming he doesn't "belong" there,' a third commented.
It comes after California woman was arrested for lambasting a pregnant woman and allegedly assaulting her over a row about selling treats on her street in April.
Julie Christine Sanchez, 56, of Simi Valley - near Santa Monica - was arrested on battery charges on April 14 after she pushed a food cart vendor, Mary, who was nearly eight months pregnant at the time, to the ground, a press release said.
Mary has filed a civil lawsuit against Sanchez and her lawyers are calling for Simi Valley Police to charge the 56-year-old with a hate crime.
