In a heartbreaking event in Houston, Texas, a man’s life was tragically cut short in the parking lot of a local steakhouse. Jessie Mobley Jr.’s family has accused the restaurant staff of mistaking him for a homeless individual and moving him outside, rather than seeking medical help. Mobley had dined at KFFO Afro Steakhouse on August 7 and fell asleep, only to be discovered the next morning, according to the Houston Police Department.
The restaurant staff, under the assumption that Mobley was homeless, did not dial 911. Instead, they moved him outside with his belongings. The 34-year-old, who lived with his aunt, was pronounced dead by first responders in the Eldridge/West Oaks neighborhood strip mall around 9 a.m.
A student from Behind the Chair Institute, a nearby beauty school, stumbled upon the grim scene on her way to class. Mobley’s aunt, Charlene Fogg-Drake, is outraged by the restaurant’s actions, believing their negligence played a role in her nephew’s untimely death. She voiced her frustration to the Houston Chronicle, questioning why the staff did not summon emergency services.
The owners of the steakhouse have chosen not to comment on the incident. The cause of Mobley’s death is still under investigation as authorities await the results of an autopsy. This devastating event has left Mobley’s parents, who have already lost three children in the past 13 years, questioning the restaurant’s inaction.
The parents are of the belief that their son might still be alive if someone had sought help for him instead of leaving him outside. The family’s sorrow has been especially hard on Mobley’s father, Jessie Sr., who has battled numerous health issues over the years, including 13 heart attacks, two strokes, and the need for 10 stents and carotid artery surgery.
The parents allege that by the time they saw Mobley’s body, it had begun to decompose and his skin had darkened. Mobley was cremated in Houston, and his ashes were returned to his hometown of Spring, Texas, about 25 miles north.
Fogg-Drake has attempted to establish a memorial for her nephew several times since his death, but it has been repeatedly removed. She had planned a special dinner for Mobley at a waterfront restaurant, but he passed away a week before his 35th birthday.