Privilege?: Oregon Man Who Punched Black Neighbor, Yelled Racial Slur and Had White Supremacist Tattoo Was Not Arrested Until An Attack On His Girlfriend’s Friend
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An Oregon man was recently sentenced to five years in prison for two separate attacks last year, one of which was racially charged and another connected to a domestic dispute.
Ryan James Darby pleaded guilty to bias crime in the first degree, felony assault in the fourth degree, and unlawful use of a weapon, according to the Washington County District Attorney’s Office.
Ryan James Darby was sentenced to five years in prison for a racist attack and an assault connected to a domestic disturbance. (Photo: Washington County District Attorney’s Office)
Those charges are connected to two separate incidents in June and November 2024.
On June 2, authorities say that Darby approached his Black neighbor and began talking to him. When the neighbor asked Darby to leave him alone, Darby called him a racial slur and hit him in the face, leaving him wounded.
When the victim called 911, officers from the Beaverton Police Department took down his account before questioning Darby.
When police spoke to Darby, he denied any wrongdoing and claimed he was with a friend during the attack. Investigators also questioned that friend who refuted Darby’s alibi and said she wasn’t with him.
Officers also observed that Darby...
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