Current News Headlines: Two Racist White Thugs Arrested After Beating Oklahoma Black Man
Local news station KFOR reports that two racist white men identified as Brandon Killian, 28, and Devan Johnson, 24, have been charged with aggravated assault and battery for the brutal, racially charged beating of a Black man and his friend that was caught on camera. It’s understood Shawn Carolina of Shawnee, Oklahoma had just finished a night of partying with a friend at the local Bricktown Saloon, and both were in the parking lot of the venue when they were confronted by two white thugs who had been in the brewery with them.
One eyewitness recorded the violent encounter which happened on Saturday morning. In the footage, the two thugs are seen pounding the victims before they flee the scene in a white pickup truck. One of the men can even be heard saying, “You’re dead, n—-r!”
“I honestly thought I was going to lose him,” Shawn’s wife, Jamie Carolina, tells KFOR. “I wasn’t sure it was the whole racial slurs thing until later that day at the hospital when the video surfaced.”
She added, “After they knocked him out, why continue to beat him? They just pounded on him like he was nothing,” Jamie Carolina tearfully says. “It made me angry.”
One witness reportedly told Jamie that one of the men who unleashed the most fury on Shawn was acting completely different inside the saloon.
“The guy that did most of the pounding on him, he was buying my husband drinks and hugging him and acting like they were the best of friends,” Jamie said.
At the time of the post, Shawn Carolina remains in the hospital for injuries that were described by KFOR as “life threatening.” Meanwood, the Carolina family has set up a GoFundMe page to help pay for his medical expenses.
Bond was set at $25,000 for Killian and Johnson was bailed out over the weekend, kfor.com reports.
According to the police, they found the suspects not long after the attack.
“They took off, and officers conducted a traffic stop on the white Ford,” Cpl. Vivian Lozano with the Shawnee Police Department told News 4. “They were brought down for an interview, the detective came down and interviewed them, and they were arrested for aggravated assault and battery.”
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