Man Charged With Hate Crimes After Racist Tirade Is Caught on Video
Edward Cagney Mathews was recorded hurling racist harassment and challenging people to “come see me.” On Monday, his neighbors did just that, staging a protest outside his home.
More than 100 protesters showed up outside the home of Edward Cagney Mathews on Monday.Credit.Tom Gralish/The Philadelphia Inquirer, via Associated Press
July 6, 2021
A New Jersey man who was caught on video shouting racist insults and harassing his neighbors was arrested twice and charged with several hate crimes, with his second arrest coming as people staged an hourslong protest outside his home.
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A man’s racist rant captured on video prompted a crowd of protesters to gather outside his New Jersey home on Monday and demand that he leave their community.
Edward Cagney Mathews, 45, is facing charges of bias intimidation and harassment in connection with the interaction he had with a neighbor last Friday. Protesters outside a home in Mt. Laurel, N.J. (FOX 29)
In the video, Mathews can be using the N-word and other racial slurs while arguing with a Black neighbor. An officer arrives on the scene and Mathews appears to start antagonizing the officer. It is unclear what prompted the heated exchange.
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‘I’ve never been a racist’
‘When we first moved there, I guess he didn’t think minorities should live there, so he kicked my door in with my children there,’ she said.
Southern Burlington NAACP President
Marcus Sibley told NJ.com he wants to see additional charges brought against Mathews due to his alleged history.
Mathews has since maintained that he is not a racist.