A West Allis, Wisconsin, man may spend more than a decade behind bars after admitting to federal charges of violating his neighbors’ civil rights.
The man was apparently furious at a Black woman because she moved into his community and threatened to slash her throat if she and her family did not pack up and move.
The Department of Justice reported on March 23 that William McDonald, 45, has pleaded guilty to “one felony count and one misdemeanor count of intimidating and interfering with Black residents because of their race and because they were exercising their right to fair housing.”
McDonald was charged with committing these crimes against multiple Black and brown families he did not want living near him. For these federal crimes, he faces up to 11 years in prison.
His admission comes a little more than two years after he slashed an African-American woman’s tires and cracked the windshield of her vehicle while it was parked outside of her apartment.
In addition to damaging her car, he threatened her by leaving a note on the top of the vehicle saying he would slash her throat if she did not move from their neighborhood — lacing the letter with racial epithets and derogatory words.
“BETTER WATCH WHO THE F##K YOU TALK S##T TO UFLY FAT N##GER B##TCH! I KNOW WHERE YOU LIVE. IF I SEE YOU AGAIN, I’LL SLASH YOUR F##KING THROAT. GET THE F##K BACK TO THE NORTHSIDE WHERE YOU BELONG F##KING N##GER!” the letter read.
The harassment continued 10 days later when McDonald slashed two of the woman’s front tires and wrote yet another threatening letter. This story stated it was her “last warning.”
“Get the f##k outta my neighborhood,” he wrote. “Before I slash you s##t again.”
The man also went on to say he doesn’t have problems with all Black people, “Only problems with ghetto punk N##GERS like you!”
Another Black woman with her two young sons also moved into the apartment complex. Three days after…
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