According to local Philadelphia news outlet Fox29, a man was arrested and charged with assault after he punched a Black photographer and made racially-charged comments during a confrontation with Black Lives Matter demonstrators.
According to the report, 58-year-old John Mooney was charged with ethnic intimidation, simple assault, recklessly endangering another person, and harassment.
The video, captured by Mel D. Cole, shows Mooney verbally taunting and threatening violence against racial justice protesters. He then continues to yell “Get out of her, boy” as Cole continues to record.
Eventually, Mooney punches Cole in the face, prompting police to arrest him.
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“For four consecutive weeks, thousands of Philadelphians have been peacefully taking to the streets to demand equal justice and accountability for all institutions, including the Philadelphia Police Department, and have done so without wielding bats, hammers, firearms, or racial epithets,” District Attorney Larry Krasner said.
“During widely documented altercations in the Fishtown neighborhood and at Marconi Plaza in South Philly, anti-racism protesters and journalists have been verbally and physically assaulted, in direct view of law enforcement officers who have – by the numbers – made far more arrests of protesters and journalists than they have of these bat-wielding, assaultive, and threatening individuals.,” he added.
You can see videos of the Trump supporters attack protestors below:
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