Update: Bloomington SuperAmerica accuser wasn’t in store that day, police say

A Minneapolis man who claimed his daughter was refused service at a Bloomington SuperAmerica gas station because she was wearing a military uniform has recanted.

In a Facebook post on Sunday afternoon, Dave Boucha said his daughter Caitlin was asked to leave the Post Road SA store because her Air Force uniform offended “Foreign CAB DRIVERS.” The post was widely circulated on social media, generating outraged calls to boycott the gas station. Boucha’s post was later deleted.

On Monday, Woodbury-based SA posted a statement on its Facebook page saying it would investigate Boucha’s claim, which the company called “very disturbing.”

Boucha posted an apology Wednesday afternoon.

“It has been concluded that there was no factual evidence this incident occurred at Post Road Super America at this time,” Boucha wrote on his Facebook page. “I took it upon myself to post what I believed happen(ed) without letting the correct parties investigate the matter thoroughly. I am responsible for posting what I did. I offer Super America my deepest apologies.”

Boucha did not respond to a request for comment from the Pioneer Press.

SuperAmerica plans to release the complete findings of its investigation in coming days, spokesman Gary Hanson said.

“We wanted to make sure we had all the facts before we jumped to any kind of conclusion,” he said.