Mark Hall

White man in Mississippi arrested after video shows him trying to run over Black kids and use racial slur

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Mark Hall
Mark Hall

A White man in Mississippi has been arrested after a video went viral allegedly showing him driving in the street headed toward several Black kids on bikes and using a racial slur.

On Sunday, the man identified as Mark Hall, allegedly posted a video of himself to FaceBook, which shows him driving down a street towards a group of nine Black teenagers on bicycles. Hall laughs and says “50 points” as the juveniles move out of the way to avoid being struck. He then calls them “stupid niggers.”

Many people in the community — and on social media — were outraged after watching the video.

The teens said the driver hit one of their bicycles, according to Action News 5.

On Monday, several parents reportedly pressed charges against Hall. He was charged with nine counts of enhanced simple assault.

Hall was being held on a $45,000 bond.

Authorities said they reached out to federal officials about the investigation, and more charges could come in the future.

More about the allegations can be found here.

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