Man charged with hate crimes after allegedly driving truck toward Black children
An 36-year-old man is now facing numerous hate crimes and assaulted charges after allegedly attempting to run over Black children in his pickup truck after a playground fight in a Massachusetts school. Shane Belleville has been charged with assault and battery and four counts each of assault with a dangerous weapon, a civil rights violation and assault with the intent to intimidate based on race. Belleville reportedly showed up at Holbrook Middle-Senior High School after a family member called him following a conflict between two groups of children.
“This type of behavior has no place in our community and I am calling for our community members in Holbrook to come together to recognize the gravity of what took place in our town,” Holbrook Police Chief William Smith said in a statement. “We need to have real conversations with our children and with each other to avoid this type of situation from ever happening here again. I am committed to being part of the dialog.”
According to police officials, officers responded to the school at around 1:15 p.m. after receiving a call from a minor who claimed a man tried to run a group of his friends over in the southern Boston suburb.
Interviews with witnesses and surveillance footage, police have discovered that the conflict started after an argument broke out between a 7-year-old and 8-year-old. One of the children was Black and the other was white.
One of the teens called a relative, now identified as Belleville, for help. When Belleville arrived, the conflict among the youths had ended. A group of Black children and teens was walking down a path away from the school when Belleville drove his Ford F-350 pickup truck onto the path and confronted the group.
Yelling started once Belleville got out of his car at some point, and a girl allegedly spat on him. He responded by slapping her in the face, authorities said. Witnesses say Belleville got back in the truck and, shouting racial slurs, reversed toward the group of children, who had to jump quickly out of the way to avoid being struck by the vehicle.
Bellville told 7 News to give his side of the story. “I just wanna put it out there they’re portraying me as something I’m not,” he said. However, he declined to provide further details. adding he needed to consult his lawyer. Belleville was arrested last week and was later released on $750 bail.
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