{"id":15291,"date":"2022-11-10T04:10:25","date_gmt":"2022-11-10T04:10:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2022\/11\/10\/alabama-councilman-accused-of-racism-arrested-for-punching-black-mayor\/"},"modified":"2022-11-10T04:10:25","modified_gmt":"2022-11-10T04:10:25","slug":"alabama-councilman-accused-of-racism-arrested-for-punching-black-mayor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2022\/11\/10\/alabama-councilman-accused-of-racism-arrested-for-punching-black-mayor\/","title":{"rendered":"Alabama Councilman Accused of Racism Arrested For Punching Black Mayor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<section id=\"cb-5603b5ef930d84e0e5a595e83aa53f74\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-f73c10a4-b349-4bef-a77a-8816a3036fbe-853554523-image-holder\" class=\"embed-responsive-item video-block__image-holder\">\n          <button class=\"embed-responsive-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-f73c10a4-b349-4bef-a77a-8816a3036fbe-853554523-play-btn\"><br \/>\n            <span class=\"sr-only\">Play video content material<\/span><br \/>\n          <\/button><br \/>\n          <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/49\/16by9\/2022\/11\/10\/493846ed609745e7895b6724eb5add96_md.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\n                  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>                    <span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">Tarrant Police Department<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-5603b5ef930d84e0e5a595e83aa53f74--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-6aa57d2dc88064f7477ab5553662d77a\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>An Alabama metropolis councilman accused of utilizing racial slurs was arrested after punching the city&#8217;s Black mayor &#8230; and it is all on video.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-6aa57d2dc88064f7477ab5553662d77a--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-1df0bd58abf6fe3933e0350c8ae71881\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Police in Tarrant, AL simply launched the footage &#8230; and cops say the video exhibits Councilman <strong>Thomas Bryant<\/strong> punching Mayor <strong>Wayman Newton<\/strong> within the face.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-1df0bd58abf6fe3933e0350c8ae71881--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-fd941c31320bb7cbe5e4afa348777345\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20221110_af01d7561d414fa9b63a3f710fe90fc3\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:86567edd-9b21-46c3-810e-634cde4c6946\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/af\/4by3\/2022\/11\/10\/af01d7561d414fa9b63a3f710fe90fc3_md.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\"\/>\n                <\/div>\n<p>                                  <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-fd941c31320bb7cbe5e4afa348777345--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-18534bee47d6aad6deccb5b085100bba\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>There&#8217;s a bunch of people that cops say noticed the punch, which went down Monday within the City Hall parking zone, with witnesses together with the Tarrant Police Department&#8217;s personal police chief. Officers arrested Bryant on the scene and took him to jail.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-18534bee47d6aad6deccb5b085100bba--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-dc89317f1a1a2d769f86968ce2a5598f\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20221110_139bb6676d9f44498fa2510d3d868c98\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:86567edd-9b21-46c3-810e-634cde4c6946\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/13\/4by3\/2022\/11\/10\/139bb6676d9f44498fa2510d3d868c98_md.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\"\/>\n                <\/div>\n<p>                  <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-dc89317f1a1a2d769f86968ce2a5598f--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-717f35ac36b69b9a6cff09357ae3737f\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Police say Bryant was initially charged with harassment, however the cost was since upgraded to third-degree assault.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-717f35ac36b69b9a6cff09357ae3737f--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-c3dcc8dae5edaed1b9bbcad7ef1523c0\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The dispute reportedly arose from a heated assembly inside City Hall, the place Bryant challenged the mayor to step down.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-c3dcc8dae5edaed1b9bbcad7ef1523c0--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-e6b5fb12020211ee6d9eaefd22cadbc4\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20221110_b87a9f4ebc9649d3aaaf41488fb1e742\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:86567edd-9b21-46c3-810e-634cde4c6946\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/b8\/4by3\/2022\/11\/10\/b87a9f4ebc9649d3aaaf41488fb1e742_md.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\"\/>\n                <\/div>\n<p>                  <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-e6b5fb12020211ee6d9eaefd22cadbc4--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-72a2334a037d854f9bbc9568bf17a7f3\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Video exhibits the man who took the punch run away earlier than falling to his knees after which getting again up and leaping round.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-72a2334a037d854f9bbc9568bf17a7f3--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-91dc76d8c85ef4f2c74b15fb5ac5917b\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Bryant&#8217;s been accused of racism prior to now &#8230; simply final yr he allegedly referred to a different council member as a &#8220;home n*****&#8221; throughout a public assembly.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-91dc76d8c85ef4f2c74b15fb5ac5917b--><\/p><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Play video content material Tarrant Police Department An Alabama metropolis councilman accused of utilizing racial slurs was arrested after punching the city&#8217;s Black mayor &#8230; and it is all on video. 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