A street rage incident in New York resulted in a man going through a hate crime charge after he was allegedly seen on video hurling a racial slur at a Black man.
William J. Ryan, 60, was arrested Tuesday for second-degree menacing as a hate crime, the City of Newburgh Police Department said.
The arrest stems from a street rage incident in Newburgh Saturday when Robert McLymore, who’s Black, stated he let a automotive get in entrance of him.
“I knew it was going to be an event as soon as I pulled into the Chinese restaurant and he followed us,” McLymore stated in a Facebook publish.
In a video he shared, Ryan referred to as McLymore an “a–hole” and claimed to be an off-duty trooper earlier than calling McLymore the N-word.
“You’ll never be white,” Ryan screams from his pickup truck. “You’ll never be white. F— you.”
As Ryan drives away, he continues to name McLymore the slur, the video shows. Police stated Ryan displayed a knife throughout the incident.
“There is no place for hate in our community,” police Chief Anthony Geraci stated in a press release. “Mr. Ryan will be held accountable for his criminal actions and deplorable speech. His racist threats were not only harmful to the victim in this case, but echoes deep within our City.”
McLymore, an area pastor who can be a lieutenant with the Town of Wallkill Police Department, was not instantly out there for an interview. He stated in his Facebook publish that he doesn’t consider Ryan is a trooper.
“He pulled out a knife and threatened us. Then he went to Broadway Liquor and did the same thing to a Spanish couple. This is the world we live in,” McLymore wrote.
It’s not clear if Ryan has obtained an legal professional.