Charges have been filed against a man in Springfield after pulling out a knife in front of a convenience store employee.

The Sangamon County State's Attorney says Everett D. Simpson, 44, was loitering in the parking lot of a convince store.

A store employee asked Simpson to leave but Simpson pulled out a knife and said "Go back to your country."

Everett admitted to pulling the knife on the employee but said that the employee was going to throw a bottle of juice at him.

The incident was captured on security footage. Law enforcement reviewed security footage which did not show the employee with a bottle.

The Sangamon County State's Attorney's Office filed hate crime and aggravated assault charges against Simpson on May 31.

Simpson's bond was set at $5000 and he is to have no contact with the store employee.