The highest prosecutor Spotsylvania in County, Virginia, says his office is paying full attention on July 20, reported by the Amylah Majors attack and Jamaria Gaskins, a married black lesbian pair who says they were persecuted, threatened at the weapons and a crime.
“I take the case very seriously and immediately asked for a detailed investigation of all the facts and circumstances when I first paid attention to the case,” said Commonwealth lawyer Ryan Mehaffey A lawyer; “All important accusations, including potential accusations of hatred crime, will be considered after the investigation. Our office will vigorously prosecute crimes.”
That Sunday, the Great and Gaskins drove to the Partlow Road, a wooded two -band Spotsylvania County, about 60 miles north of Richmond and 65 miles southwest of Washington as they struck the garbage and attracted their vehicle. The Majorai said it was followed, there was a cruel encounter with three white people who came from the nearby homes and began to shout racial slings and threats.
“We were persecuted, threatened with firearms, and racial slumps were called three white persons who behaved as if they were white superfitters – two men and one woman,” the Great wrote in a public Gofundme record. “Two of them physically attacked my wife by inventing a weapon and shouting threats. They called us ‘n*ggers’,” we told us that we did not belong to us, and one of them even revealed ourselves, screaming at us hate and slander. “
The great ones said she was on the phone with the police during the confrontation. “When we tried to leave, all three jumped into the vehicles and followed us on the road. One of them drove next to us on four wheels and pointed the weapon directly to my head through the driver’s window. At that moment we really believed that we were not going to do it alive.”
The couple’s vehicle crashed during persecution. “I was thrown out of the car,” the big ones wrote. “I woke up in a hospital with a broken spine, broken collarbone, broken rib, severe brain shock, and many head injuries that needed a tuft. I am extremely grateful that I am alive.”
A car crashed by big companies and Gaskins
The big and Gascins crashed carJamaria Gaskins, courtesy of gofundme.com
She said Gaskins had left minor physical injuries: “But we both were attacked, traumatized and almost killed. It was not just an accident – it was an attempt by violence to harm us and silence. We would not silence.”
A lawyer contacted large companies and a gas interview.
The SpotSylvania County Sheriff Service Elizabeth Wolfrey, 32, accused the firearm, and Mark Goodman, 59, was obscene with an obscene exposure after the video showed him that he was exhibiting himself and shouting the slumps. Fredericksburg Free Press messages. The third person in the video was not charged. Investigators say the case remains active.
In a written response to A lawyerMajor Delbert Myrick, a spokesman for the SpotSylvania Sheriff’s Bureau, confirmed that the investigation remains wide. “The study includes all the persons observed in the video. No one will be removed from the possible tax until the investigation is complete,” Myrick wrote.
He also pointed out the public concern about the delay in sharing information. Although the incident took place on July 20, the Sheriff’s Office did not announce a public statement until July 30. “The decision to postpone a public news message was based on concern about the safety of the victims,” said Myrick. “An emergency launch may have revealed their location and potentially influence them even more harm and quest. When we confirmed that the victims were dismissed and their safety no longer met direct risks, we continued to release to ensure transparency, still preferring their well -being.”
In response to a broader concern for racism and public security in the county, Myrick said: “Spotsylvania County is a diverse and safe community. This event and related video are understandably causing emotions such as fear, anxiety and frustration. We, we, the Sheriff’s Bureau community.”
The Great and Gaskins were in the area, visiting the family in the neighboring Carolina County.
“It was hatred. Goals. Conscious. And deadly,” the Great wrote.
Their “Gofundme” campaign, launched on Wednesday, was a little less than $ 4,000 out of $ 125.00 on Wednesday.
“We went through what had to finish us,” Britain wrote. “And now we talk not only to ourselves, but to everyone who has ever been directed and forced to be silent.”
It is planned that Wolfrey and Goodman on November 20th. Spotsylvania will appear in the District Court.
This article initially appeared a lawyer: a black lesbian couple in Virginia almost killed what the authorities say is a “possible hate crime”