{"id":144116,"date":"2023-12-09T08:04:04","date_gmt":"2023-12-09T08:04:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity-hub.com\/?p=144116"},"modified":"2023-12-09T08:04:04","modified_gmt":"2023-12-09T08:04:04","slug":"nj-man-yelled-racial-slurs-spat-on-black-neighbor-gets-eight-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity-hub.com\/world-news\/nj-man-yelled-racial-slurs-spat-on-black-neighbor-gets-eight-years\/","title":{"rendered":"NJ man yelled racial slurs, spat on black neighbor, gets eight years"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> New Jersey man Edward Mathews who screamed racial slurs at his black neighbors is jailed for EIGHT YEARS after shocking video of his abusive rant went viral: Felon sobbed as he apologized for terrorizing victims<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Edward Mathews, 47, was sentenced to eight years in prison on Friday\u00a0to four counts of bias intimidation and a drug charge<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Mathews, who is white, went viral after he was caught on camera in July 2021 racially abusing his black neighbor<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>It later emerged that he terrorized black neighbors: called them &#8216;monkeys,&#8217; put feces on their property, sent threatening emails, and shot BB pellets at their cars<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A white New Jersey man sobbed in court on Friday after he was sentenced to eight years in prison for racially abusing his black neighbors.<\/p>\n<p>Edward Mathews, 47, went viral in July 2021 when he was seen hurling racial abuse at a black neighbor and spitting on him.<\/p>\n<p>It later emerged that Mathews had for years terrorized black people living in the Essex Palace condominium in Mount Laurel, 17 miles east of Philadelphia.<\/p>\n<p>Victims told how Mathews had fired BB pellets at their cars, called them &#8216;monkeys&#8217;, put feces on their properties, and sent them threatening emails and letters.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, a shackled and handcuffed Mathews, wearing an orange prison jumpsuit, apologized for &#8216;my insensitive and disrespectful words in the past,&#8217; the Philadelphia Inquirer reported.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2021\/07\/08\/20\/45083339-9770207-Footage_posted_online_showed_Mathews_45_squaring_up_to_a_neighbo-a-15_1625771666816.jpg\" height=\"754\" width=\"633\"><\/p>\n<p>Edward Mathews, now 47, was seen in July 2021 squaring up to a black neighbor &#8211; spitting on him, calling him the n-word and a &#8216;monkey&#8217;, and saying he was &#8216;from Africa&#8217;, during a confrontation outside his Mount Laurel, New Jersey home<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/09\/07\/45083345-12844305-Mathews_had_been_a_source_of_concern_in_the_community_for_severa-a-68_1702106221479.jpg\" height=\"612\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Mathews had been a source of concern in the community for several years<\/p>\n<p>He expressed remorse that his actions destroyed his marriage and hurt his family, saying his wife filed for divorce and sold their townhome.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Mathews&#8217; ex-wife, Shannon Schwartzhoff, told DailyMail.com in 2021 that he was not a racist, saying: &#8216;A lot of his best friends are black.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Schwartzhoff blamed his racist outburst on his alcohol consumption.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;He was drunk,&#8217; she said. &#8216;And he has been having a lot of problems in the neighborhood with the Home Owners&#8217; Association.\u00a0There&#8217;s been some money gone missing and he is trying to stop that.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Mathews was seen spitting on his black Air Force serviceman neighbor, telling him he was from Africa and using the N word.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Mathews, a construction foreman, has spent the last two and a half years in jail and lost all of his possessions, he said on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Every saint has a past and every sinner has a future,&#8217; he told the judge. &#8216;I want to commit to rebuild the community.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/09\/07\/78760767-12844305-Edward_Mathews_now_47_was_arrested_shortly_after_the_July_2021_i-a-71_1702106221482.jpg\" height=\"768\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Edward Mathews, now 47, was arrested shortly after the July 2021 incident and has been in jail ever since<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/09\/07\/45208859-12844305-Mathews_was_arrested_and_charged_with_bias_intimidation_and_hara-a-69_1702106221480.jpg\" height=\"487\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Mathews was arrested and charged with bias intimidation and harassment<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/09\/07\/45208849-12844305-Shannon_Schwartzhoff_51_who_still_co_owns_a_two_bedroom_townhous-a-70_1702106221481.jpg\" height=\"875\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Shannon Schwartzhoff, 51, who still co-owns a two-bedroom townhouse with her ex, admitted she was angry at Mathews over the incident but claimed he&#8217;s not &#8216;as bad as everyone thinks he is&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The assistant county prosecutor, Jamie Hutchinson, read victim impact statements from four current or former residents of the Mount Laurel condominium association &#8211; the four, mainly in their 60s and 70s, were too concerned of reprisals to speak in court.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>LeRon Brown, the former homeowners&#8217; association president, who is black, and his wife, Denise, who is white, moved out in 2021 after numerous altercations with Mathews.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The couple had lived there since the development opened in 2001.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;The actions of what he did will forever stay a nightmare of the fear and anxiety he bestowed upon me,&#8217; Denise Brown wrote in a statement.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I&#8217;m constantly looking over my shoulder and trusting no one.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Another black member of the homeowners&#8217; association also moved away following Mathews&#8217; abuse.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Hutchinson also cited Mathews&#8217; extensive criminal record.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He has had 11 felony convictions since 1995, including for drugs, which barred him from having weapons &#8211; and yet a slingshot and 30 rounds of ball-bearing ammunition were found in his home, plus hallucinogenic mushrooms.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Judge Gerard Breland ordered Mathews to pay $4,408 in restitution and undergo racial sensitivity training in prison, The Inquirer reported.<\/p>\n<p>Mathews has been in custody since his arrest, and will get credit for the 886 days spent in jail.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He will be eligible for parole in about 16 months.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a 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