The U.S. Justice Department has charged a North Carolina man with several hate crimes after reports spanning over a year accused him of harassing people based on their race and nationality.
From hurling racial slurs to pulling weapons, the Trump-supporting Southerner is alleged to have made life a living hell for Black and Mexican people in his suburban Charlotte community, according to a criminal complaint obtained by Atlanta Black Star.
The FBI arrested Marian Hudak on Thursday, June 22, the same day DOJ unsealed its indictment against him in the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina. The 17-page document details how Hudak terrorized minorities in Cabarrus County, North Carolina, for years.
One person, who encountered him in the past, said in an interview with WSOC-TV, “Everybody should be treated with respect and treated the same way. It doesn’t matter the color of your skin or where you are born.”
In one incident, on Oct. 13, 2022, the FBI says the Concord resident was targeting a Black man while driving in his Confederate flag-decorated black Dodge Ram. Hudak allegedly pulled up to the side of the Black man’s car and shouted, “n—-r,” and told him “Come here, boy.”
The victim, who is identified by his initials J.S., reported to the DOJ that even before the incident they had heard about Hudak, who cut a distinctive figure in his community in his truck festooned with flags and signage representing his beliefs. His reputation was that he zeroes in on Black people and has “tried to run people off the road and yelled racial slurs” at them.
