A customer walked into a shop and began to complain about the service. Vonelle Cook was asked to leave by an employee. Cook continued his rant. He referred to Pujols as the n-word. Pujols warned him not to say it again after stepping from behind the counter. Cook said it again. Pujols hit him. Cook hit his head when he was knocked to the floor. He died three days later. Pujols was charged with manslaughter. The case against him ended on Monday with a guilty plea to a reduced charge of felony battery. Pujols was sentenced to two years of house arrest and three years of supervised release. He was ordered to complete 200 hours of community service and attend an anger management course. The totality of the circumstances, including Pujols' youth, his lack of criminal history and the fact that he did not intend to cause Cook, were considered by prosecutors. They considered Cook's behavior and what he said. Kamm said that two of the primary factors were the aggressive approach the victim took toward the defendants and everyone working with them. Pujols stood quietly beside his attorneys during a brief court hearing wearing a dark suit and a medical mask. He spoke only to answer a few questions from the judge to make sure he understood his plea. His attorney did not comment afterwards. Cook was a regular customer at the Circle K convenience store in the Palm River area. It was just after 2 p.m. He tried to order coffee at the drive-thru on May 4. Employees had trouble hearing him. He began to berate them. Cook was told to leave by the employees. He parked his car and walked inside. Pujols told his coworker to call the police. Cook approached the counter and continued to argue with Pujols, who stood about 6 feet away from him, separated by a swinging door. Pujols walked through the door with his hands at his sides. He told him not to repeat it. Pujols hit Cook in the jaw. He moved away from him. Cook's family did not speak at the hearing. Police raided Cook's home in 2006 and found a number of items, including homemade videos and DVDs, and boxes of photographs of nude men and boys. He was accused of using comic books, candy and video games to lure boys into his home. He recorded himself performing sex acts on a 16-year-old boy and used the boys to make pornographic videos. Cook was released from prison in 2011. A Florida employee was sentenced to two years on house arrest after he pleaded guilty to punching a customer who used a racist slur. An East Harlem man was arrested last week for allegedly making anti-Asian comments and attacking his neighbors for more than a year. Law enforcement sources told the New York Post that Carr was arrested on Friday morning at The Smile, a residential building located at 158 East 126th St., after an altercation with his Asian neighbor. Carr's neighbor lived on the fifth floor of their building. 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