Two teenagers have been arrested and charged in connection with the beating. According to the Baltimore Sun, Zachary Watson, 17, of the 900 block of Jack St. and Emmanuel Miller, 16, of the 1600 block of Spruce St. were arrested and have been charged with 18 counts of assault, murder, attempted murder and other offenses, along with Calvin E. Lockner, 28, who police arrested Tuesday.
Miller said the three had watched Privott and his wife fish and approached them to ask if they had water or cigarettes, according to charging documents. The group was walking away when Lockner shouted a racial epithet at Privott. They waited for Privott’s wife to leave, and then Lockner started striking Privott; Watson described the weapon as a sledgehammer, Miller as a baseball bat, records show. After the assault, the three smoked marijuana near Federal Hill.
It is unconscionable that anyone could beat an innocent person, much less a 76-year old man. The victim, James A. Privott, is reportedly in serious condition after he was beaten while fishing with his wife. The police is treating this as a hate crime. Police said a suspect, Calvin E. Lockner, 28, AKA Hitler, who professed to be a white supremacist, was taken into custody. This scumbag is also a registered sex offender. Why am I not surprised that this thug has a record?
Hitler tattoo on his arm.
James A. Privott was at Fort Armistead Park in South Baltimore about 5 a.m. when three men began assaulting him while yelling racial epithets, police said. The attackers fled in the victim’s vehicle.
He was taken to a local hospital, then transported to Maryland Shock Trauma Center because of the severity of the injuries to his head. The man was reported in serious but stable condition as of late Tuesday, police said. His wife was uninjured.
Police arrested Calvin E. Lockner, a convicted sex offender, after officers tracked down the victim’s 2008 Chevy Tahoe using an anti-theft device, according to Anthony Guglielmi, the department’s chief spokesman. Lockner, of the 3700 block of Pascal Ave., told officers that he was a white supremacist and “did not like people who were different from him,” Guglielmi said. Police were searching for two additional suspects. Source: Baltimore Sun
This idiot should not see the outside of a prison for many years to come. It is a sad commentary that we still have vile and hateful people in our midst.
