Two white CVS managers fired after police report of black woman

CVS Health says two Chicago store employees are out of their jobs just days after a black customer complained that white managers called police after accusing her of trying to use a phony coupon.

The company said Monday it had completed a review of the Friday night incident. The company says the two staffers involved are no longer employed.

Camilla Hudson posted cellphone video of a manager appearing nervous as he calls police. 

The 53-year-old Hudson says another manager directly challenged her when she tried to use a manufacturer’s coupon for a free product. She tells The Associated Press he was ‘hostile.’

The video shows the manager talking to police on the phone. No action was taken when officers arrived.

CVS apologized to Hudson and says it doesn’t tolerate discrimination against customers. 

CVS announced it has terminated two white managers who were involved in reporting a black woman to police in Chicago last week

Camilla Hudson posted cellphone video Saturday of one of the managers appearing nervous.

Morry Matson’s left hand is seen shaking in the Facebook video as he called police on Hudson, 53, around 11.30pm on Friday.

After the ordeal made national headlines, CVS later contacted Hudson and apologized to her over the incident. 

The company said it doesn’t tolerate discrimination against customers and that it is investigating the matter.

A CVS corporate spokesman said in a statement that the company has ‘completed our investigation, and as a result the two colleagues who were involved are no longer employed by CVS Health.’

The statement read: ‘CVS Pharmacy does not tolerate any practices that discriminate against any customer and we are committed to maintaining a welcoming and diverse environment in our stores.

‘We have firm non-discrimination policies in place to help ensure that all customers are treated with respect and dignity. Profiling or any other type of discriminatory behavior is strictly prohibited.’

Matson, who is a manager at CVS, claimed he didn't recognize the coupon that Hudson, 53, was trying to use, prompting him to call authorities

Morry Matson is seen calling the police on Hudson

Morry Matson, also known as ‘Coupon Carl’ (pictured), was captured on video calling the police on Camilla Hudson at a CVS in Chicago after he accused her of trying to use a fake coupon 

Matson started telling the officers what Hudson (pictured) was wearing, but he was interrupted when she said: 'Tell them I'll be here when they arrive. You can tell them her name is Camilla Hudson. I have ID and will share it'

Camilla Hudson

Matson started telling the officers what Hudson (pictured) was wearing, but he was interrupted when she said: ‘Tell them I’ll be here when they arrive. You can tell them her name is Camilla Hudson. I have ID and will share it’

She said she was trying to use the CVS coupon (pictured), which was for a free item related to a health issue, at the store located on 6150 N. Broadway in Chicago

She said she was trying to use the CVS coupon (pictured), which was for a free item related to a health issue, at the store located on 6150 N. Broadway in Chicago

Matson, who was a delegate for Donald Trump during his 2016 campaign, is running for alderman of the 48th Ward in 2019

Matson, who was a delegate for Donald Trump during his 2016 campaign, is running for alderman of the 48th Ward in 2019

Matson claimed that he didn’t recognize the coupon that Hudson was trying to use, prompting him to call authorities.

‘It’s a female,’ Matson is heard telling police as he appears to be ‘visibly shaken’. 

Matson started telling the officers what Hudson was wearing, but he was interrupted when she said: ‘Tell them I’ll be here when they arrive. You can tell them her name is Camilla Hudson. I have ID and will share it.’

Matson was seen in the video 'visibly shaken' as he called police on Hudson 

Matson was seen in the video ‘visibly shaken’ as he called police on Hudson 

He then spelled the woman’s name for the officers to which Hudson responded: ‘Exactly, like the river.’

Matson identified himself to authorities before telling the police that Hudson was African-American.

‘No I’m not African-American. I’m black. Black isn’t a bad word,’ Hudson said just moments before Matson hung up the phone and retreated into his office. 

She said she was trying to use the CVS coupon, which was for a free item related to a health issue, at the store located on 6150 N. Broadway in Chicago.

‘I stopped in to make a purchase using a coupon mailed to me by the product manufacturer, as replacement for problematic/defective product.

‘The manager [Matson] on duty said that he’d never seen a coupon like the one I had and said that he thought it was fraudulent,’ Hudson wrote.

Matson is the President of the Illinois chapter of the Log Cabin Republicans group, a GOP group that advocates for LGBT rights

Matson is the President of the Illinois chapter of the Log Cabin Republicans group, a GOP group that advocates for LGBT rights

When she asked for his name and title, he ‘became agitated and rude’.

According to Hudson, she pulled out her phone to document the incident when Matson ran to the back of the store and slammed a door in her face.

‘Meanwhile, the other manager, who’d been helping me initially, came running back to tell me that I’d better leave the store immediately, because he’d called the police,’ Hudson wrote.

‘Of course, I had ZERO concerns about the police being called. Apparently, they’d hung up on him the first time he called, so he had to call them back a second time, telling the 911 dispatcher that I was harassing them.

Permit Patty

Permit Betty

Matson joins the ranks of Barbecue Becky, Permit Patty (left), Permit Betty (right) and Pool Patrol Paula, all of whom have called authorities on African-Americans or other minorities

Barbecue Becky (pictured) made headlines in May for calling the cops on two Black men who were grilling in an Oakland park

Barbecue Becky (pictured) made headlines in May for calling the cops on two Black men who were grilling in an Oakland park

‘Three tactical unit officers arrived and, after some conversation and documenting their names, badge numbers, etc., I eventually left the store. Needless to say, this is far from over. Life in these United States. Aargh,’ Hudson said 

Matson is running for Chicago City Council and was a state delegate for Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign. 

He is also the President of the Illinois chapter of the Log Cabin Republicans group, a GOP group that advocates for LGBT rights. 

Matson joins the ranks of Barbecue Becky, Permit Patty, Permit Betty and Pool Patrol Paula, all of whom have called authorities on African-Americans or other minorities.

Barbecue Becky made headlines in May for calling the cops on two Black men who were grilling in an Oakland park.

Shortly after came Permit Patty who called the cops on an eight-year-old girl who was selling bottles without a permit.

Then came Pool Patrol Paula who was arrested after she assaulted a 15-year-old Black teen at a South Carolina pool.

Most recently, Permit Betty made headlines after she called authorities on a vendor. Permit Betty had questioned whether or not the vendor had a seller’s license.   

Stephanie Sebby-Strempel was arrested after a video of her went viral showing her attacking a black teen

Stephanie Sebby-Strempel was dubbed #PoolPatrolPaula

Pool Patrol Paula was caught on video hitting a 15-year-old Black teen at a pool in South Carolina 



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