The Austin security guard, Percy Payne, who quit his job during a live TV interview after being assaulted on the job, has found a new job with a different security company. Payne was working as a security guard at Priebe Security in East Austin when he observed two individuals on electric scooters attempting to break into his car on June 24.
When Payne approached the suspects near his vehicle, a physical altercation ensued, and one of the suspects even tried to stab Payne with a screwdriver. 5After the incident, Payne’s boss interrupted the live TV interview, stating a policy against on-camera appearances in uniform, and ultimately blamed Payne for the assault.
Frustrated, Payne ended up quitting his job during the interview. 5However, Payne has since secured a new job with another security company. Michael Cargill, the owner of Central Texas Gun Works, offered Payne a position after being moved by his story. Payne expressed gratitude for the opportunity, describing it as a blessing and a promising path forward.
Austin, Texas – The security guard who quit his job during a FOX 7 interview earlier this week has a new job.
Percy Payne was telling FOX 7 Austin about the assault on him while at work, and he left after his supervisor arrived, and they started arguing.
The owner of Central Texas Gun Works, who also owns a security company, hired him after seeing our story.
Payne says that while on his security job at 6th and Brushy Streets on Monday, June 24, he saw two young men walk into an underground garage, the door left open. He believes they were trying to steal his car. He tried to detain them and said they assaulted him.
Payne had to call 911 twice to get an officer to respond.
A security guard speaks after the attack
A security guard speaks out after he was attacked by two men he believed were trying to steal his car. He said he was disappointed with how the police and his boss handled the situation.
During a FOX 7 interview earlier this week, his supervisor came over and told him there was a policy against doing interviews in uniform.
Things escalated with Payne deciding to quit, but they continued to argue, with the supervisor saying she believed the assault was his fault.
Payne, speaking to FOX 7 on Friday, talked about the attention he’s received.
“It’s overwhelming, but I really appreciate all the positive energy and what’s going on,” he said.
When asked if he worried about what would happen next after leaving, “In a way, I was, but I still had to think positive. I have a child with me, so I have to think positive. If he sees me worrying So, he’s going to worry,” he said.
After thinking he would have to go job hunting, “I woke up the next morning, was really going to turn on and just started scrolling, because I know I’m looking at the medical field and a lot of stuff, but something just hit me. pulls back to security,” he said.
“He deserved better,” Cargill said. “It was just crazy. The fact that he was in that predicament in the first place, and the fact that his supervisor was blaming him, his company was blaming him for being the person that was wrong.”
Cargill decided to hire him that way.
“It’s the first time, I’ve hired somebody, not knowing anything about the guy, not knowing anything about his background, but the fact that he’s a level two security officer, that tells me he has a good background. I am confident he will be an outstanding individual,” Cargill said.
Payne will start his new job on Monday.
“He’s level two security, unarmed. I’ll make him level three, an armed security guard. I’ll train him,” Cargill said.
“Bless him, this is a blessing, so I’m going to take this. This is an opportunity, it’s a gateway, I’m going to take it, it can take anywhere,” Payne said.
The security company Payne worked for, Priebe Security, told Fox 7 on Wednesday that they are investigating the situation. FOX 7 checked back on Friday, and they didn’t give us any updates.