A New Jersey man has pleaded guilty to four counts of bias intimidation after he harassed his Black neighbors with racial slurs back in 2021.
Edward Cagney Mathews was caught on video calling his neighbors the N-word and “monkey” on July 2, 2021, in Mount Laurel, New Jersey.
According to NBC Philadelphia, the 47-year-old pleaded guilty to four counts of bias intimidation and possession of a controlled dangerous substance with intent to distribute. Mathews reportedly entered his plea on Oct. 17. Video of the confrontation shows Mathews repeatedly taunting his Black neighbor on his own doorstep with racial slurs as well as spitting on him.
Mathews and the man were already arguing when another neighbor began recording, and Mathews was seen using his chest to shove his neighbor. “I’m harassing you, you dumb f—king punk,” he said. After he got in the man’s face, the man pushed him back.
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“You motherf—kers are taking all my money,” Mathews said. “Shut the f—k up,” he continued as the neighbor replied, “You shut the f—k up.”
“This isn’t your apartment, you dumb f—k,” yelled Mathews as the man asked him to leave. “Get the f—k outta here. Get outta here,” the man repeated. Mathews laughed as he also recorded the exchange.
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After the man again told Mathews to leave him alone and worry about his own business, the Mount Laurel man refused and pointed to the person recording.
“This monkey over here, this monkey over here both have video of you putting your hands on me twice,” he said, adding that he was going to press charges.
“You have no idea what you’re getting involved in,” Mathews continued. When the man replied that someone in the neighborhood had broken car windows, Mathews said, “You know where I was when all this happened? At work, monkey.”
“Just like I told the Mount Laurel police, ‘Get these f—king monkey…
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