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Black man who feared 4th of July ‘lynching’ charged in same incident
NY Post ^ | 08/03/2021 | Joshua Rhett Miller

Posted on 08/03/2021 10:34:53 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27

A black Indiana man who claimed a group of white men threatened to lynch him during a Fourth of July confrontation last year is now facing criminal charges himself.

Vauhxx Rush Booker, of Seymour, was charged Friday with felony battery resulting in moderate bodily injury and misdemeanor criminal trespass in the July 2020 encounter at Lake Monroe that attracted international media coverage, The Herald-Times reported.

Less than two weeks after the incident, prosecutors charged two white men following a “thorough review” of evidence, including video footage of the alleged attack. Sean Purdy, 45, of Pittsboro, was charged with criminal confinement with bodily injury, battery with moderate injury and intimidation.

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Shocking..... NOT
1 posted on 08/03/2021 10:34:53 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Black Lies Matter


2 posted on 08/03/2021 10:59:55 AM PDT by qwerty1234
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To: ChicagoConservative27

False accusers need to get the same penalty that someone would have gotten if the accusation had been believed. No exceptions.


3 posted on 08/03/2021 11:28:11 AM PDT by I want the USA back (To find out who really rules you, find out who you're not allowed to criticize. Voltaire. )
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To: I want the USA back

The penalty should be more severe.


4 posted on 08/03/2021 11:56:14 AM PDT by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

There’s always more to the story.


5 posted on 08/03/2021 12:07:38 PM PDT by Eagles6 (Welcome to the Matrix circa 1984.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

These “incidents” are always lies.


6 posted on 08/03/2021 2:17:06 PM PDT by Trillian
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