After a New Jersey man’s racist tirade towards his Black neighbor was caught on video, dozens of protesters pulled up in his South Jersey neighborhood and the entire scenario goes viral.
On Friday (July 2), 45-year-old Edward Cagney Matthews was recorded arguing along with his neighbor in Mt. Laurel, New Jersey as he spat on him and yelled racial slurs throughout a six-minute rant. Based on Fox 29, Matthews turned his anger towards cops after they confirmed up, responded to a name in regards to the incident.
Matthews was additionally recorded on video giving out his dwelling deal with. After the video went viral on Monday, dozens of individuals gathered outdoors Matthews’ residence.
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“The man is off his rocker and they should get him out. He can’t be racially harassing and assaulting folks, spitting on folks, busting down doorways, breaking home windows and writing white lives matter on stuff,” acknowledged protestor Aliya Robinson, in accordance with the information station.
Robinson’s daughter Jazmyn says this isn’t the primary time Matthews has harassed Black folks within the space. He claims he tried to intimidate her at a unique complicated.
“After we first moved there, I suppose he didn’t assume minorities ought to reside there, so he kicked my door in with my youngsters there,” Jazmyn defined.
Police have arrange a command submit as the group gathered outdoors Matthews’ dwelling.
“The names he was utilizing, the N-word, calling people monkeys, it’s simply detestable. It’s actually disgusting,” protester Gary Frazier, Jr. stated, in accordance with Fox 29. “We have to come collectively and root the stuff out. How we going to sort things and permit one of these conduct?”
The Burlington County Times reports that Matthews has been charged with harassment and bias intimidation.
