Did a Texas A&M student fake a racial crime? |
The law got involved and determined that the allegations were not credible and now he's went silent.
Okay, this month, 21-year old Isaih Martin called the Texas A&M Police to report he found racist and offensive notes placed on his windshield with the following:
ALL LIVES MATTER
YOU DON'T BELONG HERE....NIGGER!
According to the report, Martin parked his vehicle at his apartment complex on George Bush Drive just after 11am and walked into a nearby apartment. Roughly 90 minutes later Martin returned to his vehicle and found the papers.
Police said that a surveillance video from a nearby pool camera that showed a couple of people walking near Martin's car during the time frame, but they were only near the car a few seconds each.
Around 12:55pm, Martin is seen on video walking back to his car.
Police wrote in their report, "Martin immediately walks to the passenger side of his vehicle, but does not open any doors. Martin is seen towards the front of his vehicle. A brief white speck is seen from about mid-torso of Martin moving towards his vehicle. Another white speck is seen near his chest area. Martin is then seen stepping back and onto the sidewalk in front of his vehicle, most likely taking photos and videos. He then approaches his vehicle again on the passenger side and remains there for a few moments. He is seen walking around the front of his vehicle. Martin then enters the driver's door and drives away a few moments later. The total time spent at his vehicle is 1 minute, 15 seconds."
The report also says that "other individuals that walked past Martin's vehicle were not hidden for more than 5 seconds, and would have had to reach over the hood to place the notes."
Black man denies placing the papers on his vehicle. The law says he's was only one in the vicinity at the time. |
The video isn't released yet but the local junk food media requested it.
"I'm in a predicament where the topic of the case was let's find out who did this to them pointing the finger at me," Martin said on social media. "In the end, I stopped talking to them because it seemed they were more interested in me getting the blame for this hate crime instead of finding the actual person who did it."
Police shared their findings with the county prosecutor who determined no crime was committed since the notes did not contain a threat.
"I was told that this fell under the 1st Amendment free speech protections and that no crime had occurred," wrote the officer who conducted the reported.
The case is considered closed according to the Texas A&M Police.
Before then it was going to be $1,200 reward for any information relation to an arrest.
After the incident was first reported, Texas A&M president Michael K. Young released a statement.
"Racism of any kind has no place at Texas A&M. I appreciate the efforts of university police who investigated with professionalism in pursuit of facts. We will continue to take an active stance to review claims of harassment, stalking and/or related retaliation that violates a person's civil rights, wherever it may lead. We will continue to develop a safe and welcoming environment."
Every time there's a racial hoax, most go back to the washed up entertainer Jussie Smollett who infamously faked a racial/homophobic attack. The actor was fired from Empire and is facing criminal charges in Illinois for staging the incident. If convicted,the entertainer could face up to 30 years in the iron college.
The suspect is innocent until proven guilty.
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