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BlueWaveNeverEnd

(9,558 posts)
Thu Aug 8, 2024, 02:31 AM Aug 8

Nevada family arrested after racial incident in Virginia City goes viral



VIRGINIA CITY, Nev. (News 4 & Fox 11) — Three family members were arrested in a rural Nevada county after a racial incident in Virginia City went viral over the weekend.

The Storey County Sheriff's Office arrested Janis, Gary and Tiffany Miller on August 7 on various charges after Ricky Johnson said they called him a racial slur and assaulted him at a Hot August Nights event in Virginia City on August 2 while he was collecting signatures on a petition.

The investigation was quickly turned over to the local district attorney's office and three arrest warrants were issued for the family shortly thereafter.

Gary Miller is charged with breach of the peace and an unlawful act because of actual or perceived race, his wife Janis is facing a battery charge and their daughter Tiffany is facing a delaying a peace officer charge -- all three of which are misdemeanors.


In an interview with News 4-Fox 11 on Monday, Johnson said he wanted all parties involved in this incident charged.


Johnson said he approached the Miller group collecting signatures for a proposed ballot measure in Nevada during a Hot August Nights event.

"The first thing that this guy said was 'Get the f*** out of my face with the N-word.' I said, 'What the f*** did you say?' He replied back to me 'I have a hanging tree in my backyard for n****** like (you)'" Johnson said.

https://mynews4.com/news/local/nevada-family-accused-in-viral-racist-incident-video-arrested-on-various-charges







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flying_wahini

(7,694 posts)
3. I saw this and it made my blood pressure go way up.
Thu Aug 8, 2024, 04:10 AM
Aug 8

These 3 cretins deserve more than a slap on the wrist.
Also I can’t tell you how bad I felt for this guys when NOBODY came to defend him against these hicks.

FirstLight

(13,702 posts)
4. Horrible humans... I'm not far from here and it's bad
Thu Aug 8, 2024, 04:25 AM
Aug 8

This part of northern Nevada is very scary racist anti LGBT and everything else you can think of
I've been afraid to drive over the hill from Tahoe to visit my parents in Minden because I had Obama stickers on my car or Bernie sticker on my car and I've actually gotten s*** about it from people in parking lots over there before. It's very scary

JT45242

(2,660 posts)
6. Three 'hostages' that will soon start at rallies for TFG
Thu Aug 8, 2024, 05:16 AM
Aug 8

They will be heroes in the MAGAverse...standing up for whites everywhere.

I hope there is full non stop surveillance video, so after they are on stage with the convict or the couch rapist, the video can be shown. Because you know faux news will claim the video was altered

Think. Again.

(15,409 posts)
7. It's getting to the point where average citizens need to....
Thu Aug 8, 2024, 05:44 AM
Aug 8

...start wearing low cost body cams at all times.

I wonder why the electronics industry hasn't starting selling those yet.

kimbutgar

(22,456 posts)
8. I spoke to a friend who lives in Nevada yesterday who told me about this incident
Sun Aug 11, 2024, 04:10 PM
Aug 11

About 3 years ago I was overseeing movers who were packing up a couple that was moving to NY. One of the movers was a very young attractive black man. He told me how he took his wife and 2 small kids to Virginia city for an outing and while sitting in a restaurant some guy wearing a red maga hat called him the N word and said he shouldn’t be in this restaurant as it was a” whites only “ one. No one else in the restaurant came to his defense and the workers said nothing. He asked for take out boxes and left the restaurant, his wife and kids were crying. He said he used to love going to Virginia city as a kid and wanted his children to experience an old western town. They got in their car and left. I was also getting teary eyed when he told me the story as I also loved going to Virginia city.

I’m glad these racists got arrested and shamed.

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