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Ohio Man In Viral Clip Threatening to Shoot Black Woman Now Faces Felony, Eviction

James Rhodes has been condemned by members of the community as well as the town mayor.

On April 17, cellphone footage of an Ohio man threatening to shoot a black woman with an assault rifle landed online. Now, James Rhodes, the man seen in the video, has been charged with a hate crime and a motion has been filed to evict him from his home.

According to court documents, the 53-year-old resident of Stow, Ohio, has been charged with aggravated menacing (a first-degree misdemeanor) and ethnic intimidation (a felony). Rhodes pleaded not guilty and was released from custody after posting a $10,000 bond.

The clip shows Rhodes exiting his vehicle and approaching Kiauna Larkins. In an interview with CBS News, Larkins said she was delivering a Door Dash order to an apartment complex when the verbal attack began. Larkins’ 3-year-old child was with her at the time.

Larkins said she had driven her car around Rhodes and when she got out, he immediately began yelling.

In the video, Rhodes introduced himself as a racist before threatening to shoot Larkin.

“Yeah, and I’m racist, I’m a racist m——r,” he said in the clip. “I got an AK-47 right now in my f—– car. I’ll blow your f—-g head off.”

“We are aware of the disturbing incident and subsequent photos and videos on social media. We condemn and will not tolerate any kind of racist or threatening language and overt threats of violence.” Wyndam said in an online statement. “We moved swiftly to address the situation and are actively working with law enforcement officials to resolve the matter,” the statement read. “We are committed to creating a safe, secure and inclusive environment at Wyndham Ridge, and we will continue to take proactive steps to resolve the situation.”

John Pribonic, The Mayor of Stow, said Rhodes’ hateful words and actions served as a poor representation of the city.

“The community that I know and love absolutely condemns the behavior displayed on the video and, instead, chooses the principles of kindness, tolerance, and inclusivity to guide our daily actions and beliefs,” Pribonic said.

“Let me be clear—there is no place for violence, racism, or intolerance in the City of Stow.”

Funeral Held For Daunte Wright In Minneapolis

Rest In Peace: Daunte Wright Is Laid To Rest After Moving Funeral In Minneapolis

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Rest In Peace: Daunte Wright Is Laid To Rest After Moving Funeral In Minneapolis

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Rest In Peace: Daunte Wright Is Laid To Rest After Moving Funeral In Minneapolis

[caption id="attachment_4143034" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Source: Scott Olson / Getty[/caption] UPDATED: 4:00 p.m. ET The funeral for Daunte Wright, one of the most recent victims of preventable police violence against unarmed Black people, was held Thursday afternoon in Minneapolis. The service at Shiloh Temple International Ministries featured emotional addresses from members of Wright's family as well as civil rights attorney Ben Crump and Rev. Al Sharpton, who delivered a moving eulogy. https://twitter.com/MaraGottfried/status/1385270382983327745?s=20 The homegoing service came one day after a public viewing attracted hundreds of mourners at a church located not too far from the location in Brooklyn Center where Wright, a 20-year-old father of one, was gunned down following a traffic stop predicated on the decidedly nonviolent offenses of driving with expired tags and having too many air fresheners hanging from his rearview mirror. The funeral united the family members of past victims of police violence, including relatives of George Floyd, Philando Castile, Oscar Grant and Jamar Clark. One portion of the funeral included a moving trumpet performance by jazz musician Keyon Harrold Sr., whose son was falsely accused of stealing an iPhone late last year in New York City in a viral moment that luckily did not end in any violence. https://twitter.com/NBCNews/status/1385295592033763328?s=20 Wright's shooting on April 11 came ahead of closing arguments in the murder trial of Derek Chauvin, the former police officer who on Tuesday was found guilty of murdering George Floyd in Minneapolis last year. It was soon reported that Kim Potter, the officer who killed Wright, claims she mistook her gun for the Taser she said she meant to deploy instead of lethal force with her service weapon. The combination of the anxiety ahead of the jury deliberating, the news of yet another unarmed Black man being killed by a police officer in Minnesota and a police officer's admitted, if not inexplicable, deadly incompetence helped renew ongoing protests in the area as well as around the country demanding justice and accountability. Wright's aunt scoffed during a press conference last week at the second-degree manslaughter charges against Potter, who would face up to 10 years in prison and a $20,000 fine if found guilty. “The highest accountability? I know the highest is going to be being judged by God. But can we get a conviction? Can we get something? Manslaughter!” Naisha Wright exclaimed while holding up side-by-side photos of a gun and a Taser. Thursday's funeral should hopefully allow Wright's family to have some semblance of closure as their legal journey for justice just gets underway. The funeral is scheduled to begin at 12 noon CT/1 p.m. ET and will be live-streamed online. A video of the funeral is embedded below followed by photos and videos from Wright's funeral as well as from the public viewing one day earlier. [protected-iframe id="1010a33d768d5fa77217f4d2b0ff0e11" /]

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