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Andrew Walls, a leader of the Akron-Canton chapter of the Proud Boys in Ohio, was charged after he appeared to be caught on camera shouting racial slurs at a Black woman and then punching her in the face. (Photo: Twitter)
Andrew Walls, a leader of the Akron-Canton chapter of the Proud Boys in Ohio, was charged after he appeared to be caught on camera shouting racial slurs at a Black woman and then punching her in the face. (Photo: Twitter)

The leader of the Proud Boys chapter in Ohio was charged with assault after he was recorded sucker-punching a black woman in the face.

A man police identified as Andrew Walls, 26, was caught on video outside a bar in the early hours of Sunday, stumbling and fighting with other patrons while yelling racial slurs. Walls yelled "Fuck niggers" as he yelled at his victim, who was passing by with a friend.

She told her father that she confronted Walls because she realized she was the only black person around.

You can't say that. She told her dad and David Lee Morgan Jr., who recorded the conversation and provided a transcript to HuffPost, that that was not okay.

The video shows Walls pointing his finger at Morgan and repeating a racist slur.

Morgan had a concussion.

The video has graphic violence and racist language.

After the recording ended, the walls kept going and dragged her into the street. He said that she left the scene without calling police.

Activists quickly identified the person in the video as Walls. He was the vice president of the Proud Boys chapter in the Akron-Canton area, according to a previous story.

According to this article (with photo) Andrew Walls is also the vice-president of the Akron-Canton chapter of the Proud Boys. https://t.co/mv9ZThIxBL

— Steven Sean Laing (@Venusisaband) February 27, 2022

Walls' membership in the Proud Boys suggests a propensity for violence and bigotry, even though he wasn't wearing his uniform during the assault. The Proud Boys have close ties to white supremacist groups and other extremists, and violence is written into their rules, which was designated as a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center. The gang's highest rank, known as the Fourth Degree, is only given to members who commit a significant act of violence for the cause.

The chapter didn't respond to a request for comment.

David Morgan's voice was trembling as he recalled waking up to see a video on his phone of his daughter being attacked.

He said that he was in tears when he saw it.

Morgan said his daughter was treated for a concussion after she saw stars and blacked out. She couldn't move her jaw because her face swelled up.

He said that she couldn't open her mouth to eat.

A warrant was issued for Walls' arrest after he was charged with possession of a firearm while intoxicated and assault. The severity of his injuries could lead to his assault charge being upgraded to a felony. An ethnic intimidation charge is being considered by the police.

The revelation of Walls' Proud Boys affiliation changed everything for David Morgan. He said he was aware of the gang and the national tour of political violence they had been on since their founding, but he never thought it would hit home.

He said that he wanted to get involved now that it was happening. My daughter had to suffer that for me to wake up.

The article was originally on HuffPost.

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