Derrel Lewis one of the named plaintiffs who recorded the incident, which occurred on June 12, alleged that Collins lunged at him once he realized he was being recorded. According to Lewis, Collins spewed several racist remarks before swinging the noose and told him that he would invite him to dinner for “fried chicken and watermelon.” Collins allegedly texted Lewis an image of three monkeys.
Archer Daniel Midland’s Issued Statement
According to McGovern, Archer Daniel Midland did not investigate the incident until after EOC complaints were filed. Archer Daniel Midland issued this statement:
“ADM has zero tolerance for hate, racism and discrimination, and does not stand for the kind of behavior alleged in this complaint. Consistent with our policies, upon learning of this incident we immediately investigated and promptly took action. As a result, we terminated the employment of the supervisor.
In addition, we promptly had all of our employees in the division undergo ethics and sensitivity training, which was incremental to the annual ethics training all of our employees undergo.