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'Evil!': White Man Accused of Bashing Elderly Black Neighbor in Head with Two-by-Four Now Faces Hate-Crime Charge After Weeks of Racial Harassment
Prosecutors say Brandon Watt’s alleged racial harassment of Johnny White lasted weeks before the attack, and he could face up to 15 years if convicted.
- A Wayne County grand jury indicted 39-year-old Brandon Watt on a hate-crime charge for the June 23 attack on his 70-year-old Black neighbor, Johnny White, in Newark, New York.
- Prosecutors allege the assault followed weeks of racial harassment directed at White, including a June 1 confrontation where a man threatened to "kick his a--" while using racial slurs.
- White suffered severe injuries including a fractured eye socket and broken nose. "I'm standing strong," White said after the hearing, crediting his family's support.
- During Tuesday's court hearing, Watt pleaded not guilty to second-degree assault as the judge set his bail at $25,000 and issued a stay-away order prohibiting contact with White.
- Although Newark police initially did not investigate the incident as a hate crime, the Wayne County District Attorney later upgraded the charge after reviewing the case; Watt faces up to 15 years in prison.
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White Supremacy: Newark Man Indicted For Hate Crime For Beating 70-Year-Old Black Man With Wooden Plank
A Newark man indicted for hate crime faces serious charges after targeting his elderly Black neighbor with violence and slurs.
·Silver Spring, United States
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'Evil!': White Man Accused of Bashing Elderly Black Neighbor in Head with Two-by-Four Now Faces Hate-Crime Charge After Weeks of Racial Harassment
A Wayne County grand jury has indicted a Newark, New York, man on a hate-crime charge after he was accused of attacking his 70-year-old Black neighbor
·Atlanta, United States
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White Supremacy: Racist Newark Man Indicted For Hate Crime For Beating 70-Year-Old Black Man With Wood Plank - NewsTmes.com.ng
Racist neighbor repeatedly harassed and threatened the elderly Black man Neighbor attacked the man from behind, leaving him with severe injuries Prosecutors initially failed to investigate the attack as a hate crime Source: Grace Cary / Getty Apparently, being a 70-year-old Black man quietly existing in your own neighborhood was enough to turn one alleged …
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