Locals: Torture Suspects Were Trouble

(CBS/AP)  Charlotte and Roy Williams tried to avoid their neighbors, a rowdy bunch who blared music for days on end. But the noise may have been the least of their offenses.

Authorities say they held a 20-year-old black woman for about a week at their mobile home, where she was tortured, sexually assaulted and forced to eat rat droppings.

Megan Williams' captors, who were white, choked her with a cable cord, stabbed her in the leg while calling her a racial slur, poured hot water over her, made her drink from a toilet and beat her, according to criminal complaints.

State authorities said Wednesday they would not pursue hate crime charges because the other charges the suspects face carry stiffer penalties. But federal civil rights violations remain an option, U.S. Attorney Charles T. Miller said.

"If I knowed that was happening up there, I would have gone up there myself to try and help that girl," said Roy Williams, who is not related to Megan Williams.

The Associated Press generally does not identify suspected victims of sexual assault, but Megan Williams and her mother, Carmen Williams, agreed to release her name. Carmen Williams said she wanted people to know what her daughter had endured.

It wasn't until an anonymous tip led Logan County sheriff's deputies to the property on Saturday that Megan Williams' ordeal ended. She was not a random target and had had a "social relationship" with one of the suspects, Logan County Prosecutor Brian Abraham said.

Megan Williams remained hospitalized Wednesday in Charleston. The hospital declined to release any information about her condition.

Police tape remained at the scene in Big Creek, and empty beer cans filled a rusting shopping cart next to the mobile home. An empty TV dinner tray collected rainwater near the front door.

Like many in Big Creek, Roy Williams, 61, and his wife, Charlotte, 49, avoided the property.

"We know everyone over here in this area - except them," Charlotte Williams said. "We didn't want to know them."

The mobile home's residents - Bobby Brewster, 24, and his mother, Frankie Brewster, 49 - are among six people charged in the case.

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[join234]

When someone commits a violent crime the root of that crime is hate. It doesn't matter why or where the hate manifests, hate is hate. That means all violent crimes are hate crimes. The media and "higher-ups" use the term, "Hate Crime" for ratings, for votes, for maintaining the division of "the left and right wing", to instill panic and fear, to promote ignorance.... It's propaganda and we, the people, coupled with the information highway, are the leaflets. All parties involved stand to gain by keeping us divided and insecure. They shower us w/ false promises and solutions that we never witness. They want us to believe that they are our knights in shining armor, when in fact, they are more like the boogie-man. Without that, what would we need them for? They'd be unemployed. Don't let the fancy speeches cloud what is B.S. and what isn't.

[gheemaster38]

but I am only going to take responsibility for the wrong I do personally, not for wrongs done in the past and by people I never even met.
So I guess I am really tired of people riding the emotional wave to blow things out of proportion, turning one despicable act of violence into some kind of racial warfare issue. Enough of this *** already.


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Posted by sy2502 at 06:43 PM : Sep 13, 2007
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Well said..

[kailumego1]

"Anomalies of society", "I am really tired of people riding the emotional wave to blow things out of proportion, turning one despicable act of violence into some kind of racial warfare issue".

While they were stabbing this young woman, and why the emphasis on her mental status, what difference does make, they were spouting racial slurs ****** they called her, as they forced her to EAT RAT AND DOG defecate and drink for the TOILET.

They savagely raped her repeatedly over and over again tying a "noose" around her neck, as the alleged mother of one of the young perpetrators stood by and watched, which she was later forced to perform oral intercourse on the alleged mother vermin, I dare not say mother or woman, because she doesn''t deserve the title.

I am willing to beat there''s a lot more these six animals did to this young woman that the police has withheld, because they don''t want to create a racial "incident".

[join234]

If someone is found guilty, in a court of law, for a hate crime, the maximum sentence is 10 years. If someone is found guilty, in a court of law, for kidnapping, rape, assault w/ deadly force, the maximum sentence is LIFE! A victim has to decide if they want to help line the system's pockets or have justice served.

Really? A racial incident? That makes a lot of sense. You are like putty in a politician's hand. The monsters that committed the savage acts are the only one's who should pay. Not a race of people as a whole. Otherwise the vicious cycle will never have a prayer of breaking. Unfortunately there are many evil people in this world. Hold your loved one's close and stay clear of that evil. Don't allow it to become a cancer in your life. If someone or someones hurt my child in any way, I would go after those directly responsible. I would not go on a rampage and cast blame on innocent people based on their race. If I did, I would become the monster and the cycle would continue. Be a part of the solution, don't use the awful things that happen to people as an excuse to be a bully. Place blame where the blame is due. Anything else is a cop-out.

[kailumego1]

"Anomalies of society", "I am really tired of people riding the emotional wave to blow things out of proportion, turning one despicable act of violence into some kind of racial warfare issue".

While they were stabbing this young woman, and why the emphasis on her mental status, what difference does make, they were spouting racial slurs ****** they called her, as they forced her to EAT RAT AND DOG defecate and drink for the TOILET.

They savagely raped her repeatedly over and over again tying a "noose" around her neck, as the alleged mother of one of the young perpetrators stood by and watched, which she was later forced to perform oral intercourse on the alleged mother vermin, I dare not say mother or woman, because she doesn''t deserve the title.

I am willing to beat there''s a lot more these six animals did to this young woman that the police has withheld, because they don''t want to create a racial "incident".

[kailumego1]

"Anomalies of society", "I am really tired of people riding the emotional wave to blow things out of proportion, turning one despicable act of violence into some kind of racial warfare issue".

While they were stabbing this young woman, and why the emphasis on her mental status, what difference does make, they were spouting racial slurs ****** they called her, as they forced her to EAT RAT AND DOG defecate and drink for the TOILET.

They savagely raped her repeatedly over and over again tying a "noose" around her neck, as the alleged mother of one of the young perpetrators stood by and watched, which she was later forced to perform oral intercourse on the alleged mother vermin, I dare not say mother or woman, because she doesn''t deserve the title.

I am willing to beat there''s a lot more these six animals did to this young woman that the police has withheld, because they don''t want to create a racial "incident".

[kailumego1]

"Anomalies of society", "I am really tired of people riding the emotional wave to blow things out of proportion, turning one despicable act of violence into some kind of racial warfare issue".

While they were stabbing this young woman, and why the emphasis on her mental status, what difference does make, they were spouting racial slurs ****** they called her, as they forced her to EAT RAT AND DOG defecate and drink for the TOILET.

They savagely raped her repeatedly over and over again tying a "noose" around her neck, as the alleged mother of one of the young perpetrators stood by and watched, which she was later forced to perform oral intercourse on the alleged mother vermin, I dare not say mother or woman, because she doesn''t deserve the title.

I am willing to beat there''s a lot more these six animals did to this young woman that the police has withheld, because they don''t want to create a racial "incident".

[kailumego1]

"Anomalies of society", "I am really tired of people riding the emotional wave to blow things out of proportion, turning one despicable act of violence into some kind of racial warfare issue".

While they were stabbing this young woman, and why the emphasis on her mental status, what difference does make, they were spouting racial slurs ****** they called her, as they forced her to EAT RAT AND DOG defecate and drink for the TOILET.

They savagely raped her repeatedly over and over again tying a "noose" around her neck, as the alleged mother of one of the young perpetrators stood by and watched, which she was later forced to perform oral intercourse on the alleged mother vermin, I dare not say mother or woman, because she doesn''t deserve the title.

I am willing to beat there''s a lot more these six animals did to this young woman that the police has withheld, because they don''t want to create a racial "incident".

[bdrlnt4rl]

kailumego1

not racist except against the racist. I am black. tired of these type of so called leaders destroying my people!

[bdrlnt4rl]

kailumego1

not racist except against the racist. I am black. tired of these type of so called leaders destroying my people!

[kailumego1]

FIRST, this was a HATE CRIME, like it or not, wishing it away isn''t going to change the FACTS.

SECOND, this is not an anomaly; especially WHERE SOUTHERN RACISM is concern, so DREAM ON.

THIRD, the only people on these posts "riding the emotional bandwagon" has been whites, i.e. O.J., the Duke trial, Michael Vick, Sharpton, Jackson, etc. etc.

FOURTH, the only reason most of the white posters are trying to rationalize these animals behavior is because it''s a reflection of white collective consciousness in America, which most foster the sadistic perversion against blacks, Hispanics, Native Americans, etc., however they hide behind euphemisms and subtext, instead of being straightforward and honest.

You see for the past weeks sadistic white racists enjoyed hammering the nail in the coffin of indignation and self-degradation on blacks, i.e. the Duke scandal, Michael Vick, etc., but now the "chickens have come home to roost".

The "mastermind" of human depravity has taken front and center showcasing his/her misanthropic neurosis and psychological necroses this has created %u201Ccognitive dissonance%u201D and embarrassment for many self-righteous-pointing-the-finger-pontificating-and-castigating white folks in their %u201Cdelusion of grandeur%u201D and superiority.