Overview
- Chico Police said the conduct captured in the video did not meet the threshold for criminal acts after reviewing the incident and speaking with the Target worker.
- Enloe Health CEO Mike Wiltermood called the behavior deeply concerning and asked people to stop overwhelming the health system’s phone lines, which he said received thousands of messages.
- Michelea Ponce issued a public apology, saying she was wrong to approach the employee at her workplace and expressing regret to the worker, her family, Target, Enloe, and the community.
- A GiveSendGo campaign for the employee has raised more than $150,000, with organizers initially framing it as funding a vacation and later suggesting it could support retirement.
- The Target employee, identified in reports as Jeanie Beeman, was reportedly not disciplined, and her manager stood by her, according to journalists who contacted her family.