Oklahoma man Payton Heird, 22, was arrested early Sunday morning after he attacked and threatened Zuria Hurst, 18, on Baker’s Bridge. Guthrie Police are now investigating whether or not Heird’s actions were a hate crime. Heird, who was out on bail for sex crime charges stemming from a 2017 arrest, had been drinking when an argument broke out with Hurst. Heird starting throwing rocks at Hurst and calling her the “n” word. He also spat in her face and threatened to kill her. When the incident continued to escalate, Hurst called the police, telling the 911 dispatcher she was being threatened, was hit with a rock in the temple, and needed help.
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Heird fled the scene, but the officers quickly tracked him down. According to police, Heird had a loaded gun in his vehicle and police were thankful he didn’t retrieve it during the argument. Besides the hate crime, Heird also faces felony charges of threatening an act of violence and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon. He was also arrested and charged in 2017 with two counts of first-degree rape and two counts of sexual abuse of a minor. He is due in court next month.
Hate crimes in the US were at a 12-year high in 2020. According to an annual report by the FBI, hate crimes among black Americans are up 40% and up 70% for Asian Americans from last year. Black people were still the most targeted group overall. In 2020 more than 10,000 Americans reported crimes related to race, gender, sexuality, religion, or disability. Of all the known offenders 55% were white.
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Hate crimes are acts of violence or intimidation that are motivated by one’s belief in the superiority of one race over another. They often take the form of verbal abuse, physical assault, property damage, and other criminal behavior. The term can also refer to any crime committed against a person who belongs to a certain group; for instance, gender, religion, or sexuality. Hate crimes tend to be violent towards those who look different through racism, homophobia, Islamophobia, etc.
Because hate crimes are on the rise black people are buying guns at an extraordinary rate. Gun purchases among Black men and women are up more than 58% over the first six months of 2020 and they don’t seem to be slowing. We aren’t sure if this increase will deter hate crimes, do know a lot of black folks aren’t taking it any longer.
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1. Floyd Ray Roseberry
NEW: “The revolution is on. It’s here… I’m ready to die for the cause.”
Here’s video from the man who said he’s got a bomb outside the Capitol.
Follow @huffpost and @sara_bee for more as the situation develops. pic.twitter.com/aRx1hES7Vl
— Ryan J. Reilly (@ryanjreilly) August 19, 2021
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2. Jeffrey Nicholas
Jeffrey Nicholas, a white man shot and killed two police officers and injured a city worker in Texas before he was able to be safely apprehended without law enforcement resorting to using lethal force.https://t.co/sLhFwxZHgg pic.twitter.com/yWd0XUg7Og
— NewsOne (@newsone) May 13, 2021
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3. Robert Aaron Long, suspect in Asian massage parlor killing spree in GA
Source:Crisp County Sheriff’s Office
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4. Duke Webb, bowling alley gunman in Rockford, Illinois
Source:Winnebago County Sheriff’s Office
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5. Car Drives Into Group Of Protesters In New York
Source:Getty
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6. Brad Parscale, demoted former Trump campaign manager
Source:Getty
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7. Brett Hankison
Source:Shelby County Sheriff’s Department
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9. Dalton Potter allegedly shot a cop and another man
BLUE ALERT issued for Dalton Potter, age 29. Potter is suspected of shooting a Whitfield County Sheriff’s Office deputy overnight. Last known to be on foot on Interstate 75 at the Whitfield/Gordon County line. Potter is considered armed and dangerous. Call 911. #BlueAlert pic.twitter.com/Vdyl8ReGaW
— GA Bureau of Investigation (@GBI_GA) September 7, 2020
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10. White suspect physically attacking officer
Interesting.
Thinking about Jacob Blake right now. Sure seems like white people get the benefit of the doubt when engaged with the police… pic.twitter.com/kLh9iCJepp
— Rex Chapman🏇🏼 (@RexChapman) August 30, 2020
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11. Kyle Rittenhouse, Kenosha Jacob Blake shooter
Source:Twitter
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12. White supremacist who beat a woman on video
Nicholas Arnold Schock, 36, of Wauchula was arrested and charged with battery and disturbing the peace and bail was set at $620. He remains at the Sarasota County Jail. pic.twitter.com/ggDBjAxCN1
— Carlos R. Munoz 📰 (@ReadCarlos) August 2, 2020
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13. West Hollywood shooter
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14. Gregory and Travis McMichaels
Source:Glynn County Sheriff’s Office
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15. Anthony J. Trifiletti, shot an unarmed Black man
Source:Saint Paul Police Department
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16. Matthew Bernard, Killed Three People
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19. Lorne Brown
Source:NBC Miami
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20. Patrick Crusius, El Paso Mall Mass Shooting Suspect
Patrick Crusius allegedly wrote a racist manifesto before killing at least 18 people in Saturday’s shooting at Cielo Vista Mall in El Paso. The suspect, a white male, was safely taken into custody.
This is America. #Walmartshooting #ElPasoShootinghttps://t.co/cjYzJZsCXn
— NewsOne (@newsone) August 3, 2019
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21. Aaron Dean
Source:Tarrant County Jail
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25. Dylann Roof
Source:Getty
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26. Matthew Sloan Punched And Spit On Police…
Again, if Matthew Sloan was a Black man this would be a much different story. https://t.co/K4cwb6SQ38
— NewsOne (@newsone) July 12, 2019
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27. Assaulted Police And Even Chased Them…
This man never complied
This man actually hit police multiple times
This man chased police and made them fear for safety
This man was not killed!Pamela Turner was murdered and pregnant, she was never given the same opportunity. WHY? @KingJamespic.twitter.com/DfzdICbOy8
— Gambling Refund 💵™ (@OffshoreRefund) May 14, 2019
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28. Shot At Police At Trump Tower…
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29. Shot At Police At Walmart — And Was Let Go…
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30. Man Holds Black Man At Gunpoint And He Is Calmly Arrested…
Downtown CHARLOTTESVILLE right now. F*ing white trash has a black man submitted first with a knife around his neck, then makes him kneel still threatening to stab him.
Please, Twitter do your thing in the name of justice #resist @washingtonpost @MSNBC pic.twitter.com/klg7g5ac22— ℕ𝕠𝕥 𝕓𝕚𝕡𝕠𝕝𝕒𝕣 𝕥𝕠𝕕𝕒𝕪 (@tomorrowtambien) December 28, 2018
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31. Grady Wayne Wilkes
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