Betsy Trumpener

Two people have been charged with assault&nbsp;after an altercation&nbsp;over the wearing of face masks at&nbsp;a Walmart store in Dawson Creek, B.C.,&nbsp;in November.&nbsp;

The RCMP say a store employee was attacked after asking two customers to wear masks.

A video posted on Facebook&nbsp;that has since been removed&nbsp;claimed to show&nbsp;the incident in the store on Nov. 25.

The video shows a man sitting on someone and punching them repeatedly, while voices in the background say, "Stop, please! This is enough!"

Video shows man repeatedly punching another in alleged anti-mask confrontation in B.C. Walmart

In the video, a man is seen repeatedly punching someone lying underneath him on the floor in a B.C. Walmart.

Jordan Alex Taylor and Kennedy Jane Pace are now charged with assault, according to the B.C. Prosecution Service.

Taylor is also charged with mischief&nbsp;after the employee's&nbsp;cellphone was damaged.

He is scheduled to make&nbsp;a first court appearance on Feb.&nbsp;23.

Taylor was born in 1990 and Pace in 1997, according to court documents.

Dawson Creek RCMP said on Tuesday afternoon that Pace has turned herself in to police and that there is no longer a warrant&nbsp;for her arrest.

Man arrested after assault of Walmart employee who asked him to wear face mask, B.C. RCMP say

RCMP arrested a man in Dawson Creek, B.C., Wednesday after reports that the Walmart customer assaulted a store employee who asked him to wear a face mask, which is both store policy and a provincial health order.

RCMP in Dawson Creek, B.C., say a patron of the Walmart store assaulted an employee after he was asked to wear his face mask as required under the current provincial health order.

walmart dawson creek mask fight

A still from a video posted to social media that claims to show a Walmart customer in Dawson Creek, B.C., assaulting a store employee who asked him to wear a mask.

Police say the Walmart employee suffered minor injuries and didn't require medical care.

In a statement to CBC News in November, a Walmart spokesperson said the incident was "completely unacceptable and deeply troubling."

"Our associates are doing everything they can to support our communities during this pandemic," the statement said.&nbsp;

A screen grab from a Facebook video, since taken offline, that claims to show the Nov. 25 attack at a Walmart in Dawson Creek, B.C. 

2 charged with assault of Walmart clerk who asked customers to wear masks: RCMP

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