Jeffrey Rouse, 40, was arrested Friday after a viral video allegedly confirmed him hurling racial slurs at a lady in Naples, Florida
A Florida man has been arrested after he was filmed hurling racial slurs at a lady whereas they had been each ready at a stoplight.
Jeffrey Rouse, 40, was taken into custody on Friday after main police on a 100mph automobile chase by Collier County.
It got here after a lady named Mishou posted a video of a person recognized as Rouse screaming at her after they had been each stopped at a pink gentle on Thursday night in Naples.
Within the video Rouse was heard shouting: ‘How a lot do you assume your life issues proper now? None!
He then holds up a can of mace and says: ‘I will put this mace in your black n***** face. F*** you n*****. That is how a lot your life issues.’
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A girl named Mishou posted a video of a person recognized as Rouse screaming at her after they had been each stopped at a pink gentle on Thursday night in Naples
Within the video the person is heard shouting: ‘How a lot do you assume your life issues proper now? None!’ He then holds up a can of mace and says: ‘I will put this mace in your black n***** face. F*** you n*****. That is how a lot your life issues’
Mishou shared the video on Twitter, writing: ‘I actually simply obtained off the freeway into Naples and that is the very first thing that occurs to me. Like this man may’ve killed me at an entire pink gentle. FIND THIS MAN!!’
After it went viral she advised FOX4: ‘I simply wish to deliver consciousness to the world that even while you’re minding your individual enterprise as a black particular person, we nonetheless get checked out and talked down upon! Even in Naples, Florida, this occurs! I am grateful to be alive.’
The story took a flip after Naples resident Yaritza Gary mentioned she acknowledged the person in Mishou’s video as the identical one who she noticed verbally attacking a black man earlier this month.
‘The man was yelling the N-word, and saying like, to say one thing, attempt to do one thing, watch what’s going to occur to you,’ Gary advised FOX4.
She mentioned the person attacked her brother, Eddie, after he tried to intervene.
‘As soon as my brother went subsequent to him and requested the man to cease, he began yelling N-words at my brother additionally, however it was largely in the direction of the aged black man,’ Gary mentioned.
Eddie advised FOX4: ‘First thought got here to thoughts was I’ve a household that is dependent upon me and I’ve an excessive amount of to lose as a result of being a black man no phrases can describe the ache you’re feeling while you expertise such hate.’
Mishou (pictured) shared the video on Twitter, writing: ‘I actually simply obtained off the freeway into Naples and that is the very first thing that occurs to me. Like this man may’ve killed me at an entire pink gentle. FIND THIS MAN!!’
Yaritza Gary (pictured) mentioned she acknowledged the person in Mishou’s video as the identical one who she noticed verbally attacking a black man earlier this month
One other lady, Dominique Peterson, mentioned she had encountered Rouse earlier than as nicely.
Peterson, an ICU nurse, mentioned she and her colleague had been as soon as verbally assaulted by Rouse.
‘After I noticed [Mishou’s] video, I used to be identical to holy cow,’ Peterson advised Wink Information.
‘I obtained goosebumps earlier than I may even click on play, I knew it was the man.’
Peterson praised Mishou for managing to seize the video whilst she was attacked.
‘For her to remain calm and get that video footage, which was so important in catching that man … good job, woman,’ she mentioned. ‘That was superior. You actually helped catch that man.’
Previous to Rouse’s arrest, many Naples locals claimed on Twitter that the person within the video was a supply driver for GrubHub.
The corporate later mentioned it was working with regulation enforcement to find out whether or not that was true.
‘We’re within the strategy of investigating this incident primarily based on the hypothesis and can take needed actions as applicable together with terminating his contract,’ a GrubHub spokesperson advised FOX4.
Naples police mentioned Rouse was apprehended on Friday after main deputies on a automobile chase.
They mentioned he was arrested after barricading himself inside his house.
Rouse can be suspected of defacing political indicators outdoors a Seed To Desk grocery retailer on August 8, investigators mentioned.
Authorities didn’t disclose the precise expenses in opposition to Rouse however mentioned they may search to have him charged with hate crimes.
