Four people have been charged in the videotaped beating of a man as bystanders yelled 'Don't vote Trump', Chicago police say.
Julian
Christian, 26, along with 21-year-old Rajane Lewis, 20-year-old Dejuan
Collins and a 17-year-old girl who wasn't identified were each charged
with vehicular hijacking in the November 9 incident, authorities say.
Christian, 26, along with 21-year-old Rajane Lewis, 20-year-old Dejuan
Collins and a 17-year-old girl who wasn't identified were each charged
with vehicular hijacking in the November 9 incident, authorities say.
Christian is from Broadview, Illinois, and Lewis and Collins are from Chicago.
The attack happened in the 1100 block of South Kedzie Avenue, ABC30 reports.
David
Wilcox, 49, says he was attacked after another car scraped his. He
says he was beaten after parking and asking the other driver if they had
insurance.
Wilcox, 49, says he was attacked after another car scraped his. He
says he was beaten after parking and asking the other driver if they had
insurance.
He told the Chicago Tribune:
'The car pulled up next to me, we side-swiped each other, but they hit
my car. I put the car in park, the light was red, I got out of the car.
'The car pulled up next to me, we side-swiped each other, but they hit
my car. I put the car in park, the light was red, I got out of the car.
'One of the guys - African-American at the bus stop - said "Yeah, that's one of those white boy Trump supporters."
'And I said "What does that have to do with this accident? I just want to exchange insurance."
'And then, the next thing I know, the guy said "Don't worry about it, we're gonna beat his ass."
'And
then punches were thrown and the next thing I know, I had five people
on me, and I fell to the ground, I was kicked in the head, they were in
my car, stealing all my stuff.
then punches were thrown and the next thing I know, I had five people
on me, and I fell to the ground, I was kicked in the head, they were in
my car, stealing all my stuff.
'I
tried to go to the car, I got hit some more, I tried to get into a
defensive stance to try to ward them off a little bit, hold them back,
and then another guy said "Get the car! Get the car!"'
tried to go to the car, I got hit some more, I tried to get into a
defensive stance to try to ward them off a little bit, hold them back,
and then another guy said "Get the car! Get the car!"'
Someone
drove off with Wilcox's car during the attack on Chicago's West Side -
and Wilcox hung on for approximately one mile, ABC 30 reported.
drove off with Wilcox's car during the attack on Chicago's West Side -
and Wilcox hung on for approximately one mile, ABC 30 reported.
Wilcox acknowledges he supports President-elect Donald Trump, but says he told no one in the crowd that.
He
told the Chicago Tribune: '[Trump] might not speak perfectly
politically correct, but he's the best man for the job. He's the one
that's going to bring back jobs, the trade, get the people that are here
illegally out.'
told the Chicago Tribune: '[Trump] might not speak perfectly
politically correct, but he's the best man for the job. He's the one
that's going to bring back jobs, the trade, get the people that are here
illegally out.'
A witness has claimed that prior to the attack Wilcox used a racial slur, which Wilcox denies, ABC30 reports.
It wasn't immediately clear whether those charged have attorneys.
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