‘IF I HIT AN ELDERLY BLACK PERSON, WOULD THIS BE TELEVISED?’: Video shows moment 'Knockout Guy' punches man in unprovoked hate crime – SEE IT
Roy Coleman, 79, is pictured being kniocked to the ground after he was punched in the face by Conrad Alvin Barrett, 77, on Nov. 24, 2013, in Katy, Texas, in a supposed "knockout game."
Roy Coleman, 79, is pictured being kniocked to the ground after he was punched in the face by Conrad Alvin Barrett, 77, on Nov. 24, 2013, in Katy, Texas, in a supposed "knockout game."
"The plan is to see if I hit an elderly black person, would this be televised nationally?"
The video shows Barrett stepping out of his car, approaching Coleman and punching him, before running off laughing and saying “Knockout!”
He was arrested hours later when he showed the video to an off-duty police officer. Barrett pleaded guilty to the racially motivated assault in June.
The video was a central part of the case against Barrett, who was sentenced to six years in federal prison.
Roy Coleman, 79, suffered brutal injuries after being punched by Barrett in Nov, 2013, in Katy, Texas.
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Roy Coleman, 79, left, suffered brutal injuries after he was punched by Barrett.
The video was released Friday after a Freedom of Information Act request by the Houston Chronicle and other media companies on the grounds it had been introduced in court as evidence.
Videos Barrett filmed earlier in the day show him saying the n-
Roy Coleman, 79, left, suffered brutal injuries after he was punched by Barrett.
word and commenting that black people “haven't fully experienced the blessing of evolution.”
The videotaped attack took place in Katy, Texas, on Thanksgiving weekend in 2013, and left Coleman with a broken jaw and missing teeth.
U.S. District Judge Gray Miller sentenced Barrett on Friday to 71 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release, along with a $2,000 restitution fine.
HARRIS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
Conrad Barrett
Assistant U.S. Attorney Ruben Perez said it was important to get Barrett off the streets.
"He was out there to hurt people," Perez said. "I would hope the public would realize what the man did."
Roy Coleman, 79, is pictured being kniocked to the ground after he was punched in the face by Conrad Alvin Barrett, 77, on Nov. 24, 2013, in Katy, Texas, in a supposed "knockout game."
Roy Coleman, 79, is pictured being kniocked to the ground after he was punched in the face by Conrad Alvin Barrett, 77, on Nov. 24, 2013, in Katy, Texas, in a supposed "knockout game."
"The plan is to see if I hit an elderly black person, would this be televised nationally?"
The video shows Barrett stepping out of his car, approaching Coleman and punching him, before running off laughing and saying “Knockout!”
He was arrested hours later when he showed the video to an off-duty police officer. Barrett pleaded guilty to the racially motivated assault in June.
The video was a central part of the case against Barrett, who was sentenced to six years in federal prison.
Roy Coleman, 79, suffered brutal injuries after being punched by Barrett in Nov, 2013, in Katy, Texas.
Enlarge
MANDATORY CREDIT
JAMES NIELSEN/AP
Enlarge
Roy Coleman, 79, left, suffered brutal injuries after he was punched by Barrett.
The video was released Friday after a Freedom of Information Act request by the Houston Chronicle and other media companies on the grounds it had been introduced in court as evidence.
Videos Barrett filmed earlier in the day show him saying the n-
Roy Coleman, 79, left, suffered brutal injuries after he was punched by Barrett.
word and commenting that black people “haven't fully experienced the blessing of evolution.”
The videotaped attack took place in Katy, Texas, on Thanksgiving weekend in 2013, and left Coleman with a broken jaw and missing teeth.
U.S. District Judge Gray Miller sentenced Barrett on Friday to 71 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release, along with a $2,000 restitution fine.
HARRIS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
Conrad Barrett
Assistant U.S. Attorney Ruben Perez said it was important to get Barrett off the streets.
"He was out there to hurt people," Perez said. "I would hope the public would realize what the man did."
