Indianapolis, July 21 (RHC)-- In Indiana, two white men who were caught on camera attacking a Black man over Fourth of July weekend were charged with battery, intimidation and other crimes.
The men — Sean M. Purdy and Jerry Edward Cox II — were part of a group of five white men who pinned Vauhxx Booker to a tree, beat him and threatened to lynch him. Booker was able to escape their clutches after passersby intervened.
Vauhxx Booker revealed last week he tested positive for COVID-19. His lawyer said his attackers spat on him and yelled in his face.
