A New Jersey man was arrested after his aggressive encounter with his Black neighbor went viral. A clip of the aggressive confrontation showed the man shouting out his address in the video leading up to the massive protests in front of his door.
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Edward Cagney Matthews was arrested Monday evening, hours after protestors arrived at his front door in response to the disturbing viral video where he used racist language towards his neighbor, a Black man named Brandon. In the video, Matthews calls him the n-word multiple times, “monkey”, and telling him “This isn’t Africa” after asking him he was familiar with America’s laws. Moments later, a security guard tries to de-escalate the situation and Matthews tells him to “put the n—” in their place. Additionally, he screams his address out loud and says “let them come see me.”
Over the weekend, the video caused protestors to demonstrate in front of Matthews’s property and he was contained in his home as police guarded the front door. During his arrest, protestors threw water bottles and other items towards him as a response to his behavior towards Brandon.
#BREAKING Mt Laurel Police take Cagney Mathews into custody after protesters surrounded his house due to racist comment captured on viral videos. Crowd pelts him and police with objects.@NBCPhiladelphia pic.twitter.com/W6TVPw5YRN
— Danny Freeman (@DannyEFreeman) July 5, 2021
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Matthews will be charged with harassment and bias intimidation but it is unclear about his bail information and other details.