The fledgling Guardian Angels franchise in Millville, New Jersey was forced to shut down in September of 2009 after several of its members were arrested for their alleged involvement in a “hate crime” attack on a White girl who was dating an African-American boy.
NJ.com reports two adults and a juvenile – James L. Chard, 21, Amanda E. Schemeley, 20, and a 16-year-old Millville girl – were charged in the attack, which happened on either August 20th or 21st.
They are charged with carving racist slurs into the 16-year-old girl’s car and slashing its tires, causing between US$500 – US$2000 in damages.
The Daily Journal reports that Chard and Schemeley were trainees with the Guardian Angels.
Police have also arrested Gilpatrick H. Matos, 26, for allegedly trying to get two of the suspects to recant their statements and give false testimony. Matos was also a member of the Millville franchise.
This was not the first time the Millville franchise had problems. Several dramatic personality conflicts caused the outfit to dwindle down to three members several months prior to the incident.
It was hoped the new trainees would inject new life into the franchise.
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