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Corey Pujols, 27, was initially charged with aggravated manslaughter after he punched a 77-year-old man in the jaw following an altercation in May. He pleaded not guilty but agreed to change his plea for the lesser charge of felony battery, court records show.
In addition to house arrest, a judge sentenced him to three years of probation, 200 hours of community service and ordered him to attend an anger management course.
Attorneys for Pujols could not immediately be reached on Wednesday.
The incident began when the customer, identified by The Associated Press as Vonelle Cook, became upset over the lack of service he was receiving in the drive-thru, Tampa police said at the time. Cook was asked to leave, but he instead parked and went inside the store.
Police said Cook and Pujols started arguing and that Cook called Pujols, who is Black, a racial slur. A criminal report affidavit states that the customer called Pujols the N-word.