Racist Texas Knockout Game Punk Suspect DENIED BAIL! (Video)
by Simone Sanner
Conrad Barrett, the 27-year-old white man charged with allegedly hitting a 79-year-old black man in a game of "Knockout" has been denied bail. Prosecutors say the attack was racially motivated.
U.S.
Magistrate Judge Frances Stacy, the judge who denied the bail, said
Barrett is a flight risk and a danger to the community. George Parnham,
the attorney representing Barrett, was not surprised. "We were expecting
that decision," said Parnham.
The
federal complaint against Barrett states he recorded the incident on
his phone, looked for the "perfect" victim, calling his selection a
derogatory racist term.
The victim, so far unidentified, was hospitalized for four days and had surgery to repair his broken jaw.
Knockout
is not a new game, dating as far back as the 1970's, where victims are
targeted by race for unprovoked, surprise attacks.
Barnett
has been diagnosed as having bi-polar disorder, and is taking lithium
in detention. Parnham said to Associated Press reporters Thursday “When
you start peeling back the layers of the onion and look at the mindset
behind the action you soon realize there's a mental issue." He also said
he "feels horribly sympathetic" for the victim.
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