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New Jersey man s racist tirade against his neighbor prompts arrest, massive protest at his home
Associated Press
and last updated 2021-07-06 15:07:57-04
In the midst of a racist tirade against his neighbor on Friday, a New Jersey man told his neighbor to come see me and gave out his address. By Monday, hundreds of protesters had arrived at his home, and that man had been arrested on harassment charges.
According to a Facebook post from the Mount Laurel Police Department, Edward Cagney Mathews, 45, was arrested Monday on charges of harassment and biased intimidation.
His arrest came days after a video of his confrontation with his neighbor viewed thousands of times on social media, which prompted a massive protest of hundreds of people outside of his home on Monday.
The white New Jersey man captured on video pushing and making racist remarks toward a Black neighbor was taken into custody on Monday by Mt. Laurel police.
According to police Chief Steve Riedner, arresting 45-year-old Edward Cagney Mathews was difficult because a number of protesters and community members had gathered outside of the man’s home after he yelled his address in the viral video that captured his July 2 encounter with a Black neighbor.
“It was a difficult situation to extract him,” said Riedner. “Unfortunately some in the crowd made it more dangerous for everybody.”
Edward Cagney Mathews has been arrested after going on a racist rant in front of a neighbor’s home in his New Jersey community.
The most recent ordeal began on Friday, July 2. Police said Mathews, 45, went to the home of Mount Laurel’s homeowners’ association (HOA) president because he wanted to speak with him. When he arrived, he was met by the HOA president’s wife.
The woman called police after Mathews allegedly tried to break into the home by opening the storm door. The woman told investigators Mathews wiped off the handle of the door with his t-shirt in an attempt to erase his fingerprints.
The woman also called her neighbor, a Black man, for help. In a viral video of the incident, Mathews repeatedly yells racial slurs at the neighbor, calling him a “monkey” and a “n r.” Police also said Mathews repeatedly chest bumped the neighbor and appeared to try to kiss, lick or spit at him in an attempt to escalate the situation.
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