Trial to begin in racially motivated mob attack in Louisville
In just a matter of weeks, a man beaten and robbed in an area park will come face to face with one of the men he says attacked him.
According to police, the suspect was a juvenile at the time. But, the courts said Brejon Ford will now be tried as an adult when he goes to trial Sept. 9.
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It was at Okolona Park on April 12, 2013, when he went for a walk. He said the park was empty around 5 that evening when a group of young, black men were making their way to him.
“They were yelling ‘honky’ and ‘white boy,’ ‘cracker’ and ‘white trash,'” said Rountree.
He was beaten and knocked unconscious; doctors later discovered bleeding on the brain. The group, Rountree said, took his two cellphones and the $22 he had in his pocket.
“I believe they might have thought I looked like I was an easy target because I’m white, because they were calling me racial names,” said Rountree.