Dae Dae stabbed a teen while working at Dunkin’, and a Georgia court ruled she can’t sue for damages beyond basic workers’ compensation.
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Atlanta rapper Dae Dae, known for his 2016 hit “Wat U Mean (Aye, Aye, Aye),” has been arrested for allegedly stabbing a 17-year-old cashier at a Dunkin’ store in 2021.
The incident, captured on store surveillance video, stemmed from a confrontation over an inability to order donuts. Now, a Georgia Court of Appeals has ruled that victims are only eligible for standard workers’ compensation.
The victim, Mekia Bryant, was working behind the counter when the rapper became enraged when he learned the store didn’t have the item he wanted. Initially he stormed off and returned ten minutes later demanding to speak to the manager.
The argument escalated when Bryant told him no manager was present. Da Da then took out a kitchen knife and stabbed her arm.
Despite the violent nature of the attack, the court determined that Bryant’s injuries were directly related to her job duties.
“[Dae Dae’s] The stabbing of Bryant was motivated by dissatisfaction with her job performance,” Judge Amanda Messier wrote in the court’s decision.
The ruling emphasized that although the two had never interacted before, the attack was prompted by a work-related issue and therefore fell within the scope of Georgia workers’ compensation law.
Bryant, who was a minor at the time, initially refused medical treatment after the stabbing. She later filed a lawsuit against Duncan’s parent company, seeking damages for emotional trauma and physical injury.
But the court denied her request, saying she could only receive limited benefits under Georgia’s workers’ compensation system.
In Georgia, injured workers can receive up to two-thirds of their average weekly wages, capped at $800 per week, for up to 400 weeks. _This amount is lower than what many other Southern states offer for similar injuries, according to Insurance Journal.
Dae Dae was arrested in June 2021 after six months on the run from law enforcement. Before the stabbing, he was already facing legal trouble involving stolen firearms and drug possession.
When the stabbing allegations surfaced, he took to Instagram to deny involvement, claiming people were trying to damage his reputation.
