MOUNT LAUREL, N.J. (AP) — A white man who is seen in video footage pushing a Black neighbor with his chest and using racist slurs to address the neighbor and others on Friday has been arrested.
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Edward C. Mathews, 45, was arrested on Monday evening after protesters gathered outside of his Mount Laurel home for multiple hours.
“Now, what I did was not acceptable. It’s completely wrong,” Mathews is seen saying in another video filmed by a protester on Monday before his arrest.
In the footage showing the confrontation on Friday, Mathews gives his address several times before finally walking away saying, “Come (expletive) see me.”
In a statement posted online Monday morning, the Mount Laurel police department said Mathews was charged with harassment and biased intimidation but was initially issued a summons and was not arrested.
On Monday evening, prosecutors said at a press conference that they were bringing new charges against Mathews based on additional video footage, but did not say what the new charges were. An email to the Burlington County prosecutor seeking additional information was not immediately returned.
Police officers stood at the door of Mathews home while protesters gathered outside on Monday. When police moved to arrest Mathews around 7:30 p.m., footage posted by a reporter shows protesters throwing objects towards officers and Mathews as they walk to a police car and then at the car as it drove away.
Police say they are investigating other incidents involving Mathews. It was not immediately clear if Mathews has an attorney to represent him. A working phone number for Mathews could not immediately be found.
Mount Laurel is located 19 miles (30 kilometers) east of Philadelphia.
This madness is what’s breeding racism..These woke, overly sensitive people looking for ways to be offended is getting old very quick..
This is not going to curb hatred, only cause more of it.
Respect needs to be earned not demanded.
These vilde chayas will not be appeased until every white person in this country is dead and their property stolen.
Sounds radical? Look at south africa, they in power but not appeased!
what a crazy world. For a stupid fight. We get called slurs all the time. This PC stuff us way overboard. We are scared of them because of BLM. We give onto terror and enbale them to riot and loot. Now we get inimtated by them every time they yell.
If you ever wanted to get away with screaming “Fire!” in a crowded theater, this is probably a good time.
I saw the video and it’s clear Mathews and anger management issues and is in need of psychiatric help and not jail time.
Before anyone jumps to conclusions I checked with Google Maps and Mount Laurel is only 17 miles east of Philadelphia.
It’s just mind boggling. No matter how vile the behavior that may be exhibited by someone who is white against a black person, there are a significant number of despicable racists here (looking at you, U.F.) that will defend that white person, defend his actions, and vilify the black person and the whole of his race.
How disgusting and how foolish. Every one of these people attacking black people will turn even more vicious against Jewish people. Defending those vile racists who attack black people is no different or sensible than the liberals who defend Palestinian terrorists.
This white racist has had numerous incidents with Blacks in his neighborhood and has been arrested before. On social media he is a big Jew hater and bigot. Black Americans have been here since 1619 and are sick of being targets. When did your mishpucheh get here? Aren’t you sick of being targets, or do you enjoy it? Maybe learn from them.