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| Florida man accused of shooting an individual and hoped he could of killed more "niggers!" |
The Redding News Review and Raw Story contributes to this story. This controversy expands the notion that white conservative males are becoming more unhinged and this example is the growing tension. Extremism is on the rise and with the first Black president, the conservative White male will continue to hope the day will come when either President Barack Obama is defeated in the 2012 U.S. Presidential Election or some untimely event happens to him and his family. Conservatives rooting online for a tragedy. You probably have a family member, co-worker, friend or complete stranger hoping for this to happen.
Florida man charged with with a hate crime after he felt inconvenienced by his arrest because he had “only shot a n*gger.”
Walton Henry Butler, 59, was arrested by Gulf County Sheriff’s deputies on Monday night for shooting 32-year-old Everett Gant, who is black, in the head with a .22 caliber rifle.
According to a charging affidavit obtained by The Star, Butler had referred to Pamela Rogers’ child and other children at his apartment complex with racial slurs.
Gant was shot between the eyes when he went to Butler’s apartment to confront him over the remarks, the documents said. Butler allegedly closed his sliding glass door and left Gant bleeding on ground outside.
The suspect contacted 911 and had finished his dinner before Gulf County Sheriff Joe Nugent arrived.
Nugent recalled that Butler appeared “inconvenienced” by the arrest, saying that “he had only shot a n*gger.”
“He was brought to the investigation unit where he was interviewed and basically admitted to shooting the victim and said he shot a, used a racial slur, and said that is what he shot and acted like it was not like a big deal or anything to him,” Nugent told WJHG.
Butler was charged with attempted murder with a hate crime enhancement. He was being held in the Gulf County Jail after an appearance in court on Tuesday morning.
Gant was in stable condition at Bay Medical Center and is expected to survive.
