Black grandmother wants justice after racist traffic incident

A black grandmother in Biloxi, Mississippi, was the victim of a Incident of racist aggression in road traffic and managed to capture the disturbing incident on camera. Neco Eley was driving her six-year-old son on US 90 to a doctor’s appointment when a white man in a silver Mercedes-Benz began driving erratically near her.

Eley, who feared the man might fall, started filming with her mobile phone from her car window. Right behind Eley, he began yelling and threatening her with racist stereotypes and insults. He told her to “go back to Africa” ​​and that he should “get her out of the car and hit her with a tire iron.”

He also said that if a child was not in the car with Eley, he would “snatch” the phone from her and “smash it.” The harassment lasted nearly six minutes before the man gave her the middle finger and drove away. After the exchange, Eley said told the Sun Herald that she had trouble falling asleep.

“This man really hates black people that much?” she remarked to the outlet. The man seen in the video was not arrested; Biloxi police confirmed Tuesday that a judge had not issued a warrant for the man’s arrest. simple bodily harm Eley filed charges last week, but she still plans to move on.

Biloxi City Councilman Felix Gines said the language in the footage was “against our country” and that the perpetrator “does not need the privilege of driving on our streets.” Gines added, “We haven’t seen anything like this in Biloxi in a long time and we want to keep it that way.”

Biloxi Police Captain Grandver Everett said his team believes the law was broken and said they would help Eley with any further charges she may face. Everett also explained that Eley’s case could result in a charge of disturbing the peace — which is classified as a misdemeanor and punishable by a $500 fine or up to six months in jail.

The same penalties apply for simple assault, the charge Eley brought.