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A racist White Florida man attacked a young Black woman at a gas station and has been arrested.
On Friday, Jacksonville police arrested Kevin Troy Williamson, 59, charging him with misdemeanor battery. He is being held on a $20,000 bond.
The incident happened at a BP gas station in Florida on Monday.
The victim, 23-year-old Rayme McCoy, told First Coast News, “I went in BP to get gas, and I was walking in… there was a guy arguing with an Indian guy, and when I walked around him to go inside, he came in after me and was basically yelling y’all kind, you need to go back where you came from.”
“I’m pushing his beers away from me, and once I pushed the beers away from me, he started punching me in my head,” she continued.
McCoy shared a video of the attack on Instagram, which circulated on several news channels and several photos of her injuries after the attack.
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This is not the first altercation Williamson has been involved in. According to News4Jax, Williamson is also a registered
sex offender with repeat domestic violence cases filed and later dismissed against him. He also received two aggravated assault charges, which were later dropped.Community members and leaders are outraged by the racist attack.
President of the NAACP Isiah Rumlin said in a statement, “The actions of the suspect in this video is completely unacceptable and appears to be racially motivated. There is absolutely no excuse for his behaviors. The Civil Rights organization, along with other community leaders, are demanding that the Sheriff’s Office do the right thing by locating and arresting this suspect as quickly as possible.”
Ben Fraizer of the Northside Coalition said, “These ugly racial incidents are ominous signs that it’s high time for city officials to address the issues of racism and racial relations in our city. It is time for shareholders to conduct a community forum to discuss these issues face to face.”