Teen Says He Was Dragged With Noose On Neck
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Alleged Noose Attack
A local teen is recovering after he says a noose was placed around his neck and he was dragged.
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A local teen is recovering after he says a noose was placed around his neck and he was dragged in a case of alleged ethnic intimidation.
MOUNT VERNON, Ohio—A local teen is recovering after he said a noose was placed around his neck and he was dragged in a case of alleged ethnic intimidation.
NBC 4 reported with the FAST FACTS.
Robert Cantu said four people put a noose around his neck and dragged him from the sidewalk on South Main Street to an adjacent parking lot in May 2008.
“These guys were in the back of a truck with a noose and they jumped out and said, ‘Get the black kids’ and they all ran and then they said, ‘Get the spic.‘ So they jumped on me, pulled me down and put the noose on me,“ said Robert, who is a Latino.
Robert’s mother, Marcie Cantu, said they also told her son they were going to take him to a park to hang him.
Two of Robert’s friends and a passerby rescued the 17-year-old, Robert’s mom said.
She said they saved her son’s life.
“They would have killed him. They would have killed him. There’s no doubt in my mind,“ she said.
Assistant Prosecutor Charles T. McConville is handling the case said one person has been charged with ethnic intimidation.
He said it’s the first ethnic intimidation charge that anyone can remember in Knox County.
He wouldn’t comment further on the case because it’s an ongoing investigation.
A trial was scheduled for 9 a.m. Wednesday for suspect Dale Cline. Judge Ronk will preside over the court.
Marcie told NBC 4 McConville said Cline was expected to plead guilty.
Marcie said the incident is the second hate crime against her son. Last year, someone captured the beating of Robert on a cell phone.
She said her family has endured prejudice since they’ve lived in Mount Vernon.
The Cantu family said they want to bring attention to the issue so that hate crime will be taken seriously. They’ve contacted the anti-defamation league.
Marcie wanted to know why the charge isn’t attempted murder or assault and why others haven’t been charged.
She said more victims of ethnic violence need to speak up to prevent the same from happening to others.
“The police department doesn’t do anything, and if I would have done that to someone else, like a white kid, I would be in jail right now,“ Robert said.
The Mount Vernon police continued to investigate.
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2008 STILL theres SHOULD be a HINT of a scar…. Ya! theyre just out for a free ride with the courts playing that violina for them…. I sorta wish I was a foreigner in this land..instead of being a full blood registered federally recognised Indian…
I am truly disgusted by some of the comments left about this story. Its heart warming to see that ignorance and racism are still alive and well here in our great state. The family never claimed to be seeking financial compensation from the idiots who put her son through this terrifying experience. I wouldn’t blame them if they did. More power to them…maybe the next group of yee-haws will think twice before they joy ride with a noose and another persons life.
The boy doesn’t have any bruises or scars in his picture because it occurred in MAY 2008. Geesh, read the article.
They are charging at least one person in this so called “phony” story. I hope all the people involved in this case will get prosecuted to the fullest extent. Maybe the idea of finding a big man with a noose in prison will change their little tiny minds.
so are they set for life now that he was hanged n dragged? sueing for live? money? geez! I hope the lord forgives ya for taking life easy with rippoff monies..and lies…how come foreigners can do this and get away with it? even americanbornedmexicans/p.ricans..
IF he REALLY was dragged then wheres the scarring? On his arms? back? neck? wheres the proof? he shorr heels fast…too fast for evidence.. which I still say was a PRANK… theres no racism there… juss kids playing Cowboys and Indians..or >>>
I still didnt see any trace of svcarring around his neck…. kids these days do play rough…It could have been a play…
How can anyone say “they were probably provoked?“ this boy was attacked by a truck full of boys, id stand up for myself too! he had already been beaten last year it said! what is wrong in this world when someone gets a NOOSE around their neck and other people say it was provoked? this poor kid and his mother shouldnt have to move, but i would if i were them. no one deserves to have theyre life threatened
I have a very important person in my life and everyday he has to get in his car to go to work and everyday theres some welfare kid yelling at him calling him a racistH/////? or white trash? yes… I hate racism too.theyre black and he’s white and Im indian… so whut gives? I say hang the hangers..
Black,white, green, yellow purple who cares, The fact is that a truck load of idiots were chasing and caught someone and hurt him, If not a Latino young man it would of been someone else! Why are these idiots allowed to run around in a truck in the first place and cause trouble is beyond me,this sounds like a story from the 70’s. Just cause it’s 2009 don’t think for a second that groups like the KKK and others are not around. You would be fooling yourself.Just as the KKK are here so are Latino gangs,Black gangs,White gangs ect. they are here and they are real and it is disgusting!!!Live and LET LIVE
It boogles my mind that we have so many idiot’s in this town that did vote for obama and Coleman!
Only someone in Mount Vernon would question if this is true. Wait for the court case and it will be proven true.
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