Astonishing excuse of Nevada Trump supporter who threatened to lynch black man

A achromatic antheral who was filmed telling a achromatic antheral astatine an lawsuit successful Nevada that determination was a 'hanging tree' successful his backyard defended his racist remarks by claiming helium 'grew up successful antithetic times.'

The 2 men were attending a tribute to classical cars successful Virginia City southeast of Reno connected August 2 erstwhile the exchange occurred.

Rick Johnson, who is black, was asking radical to motion a petition to little lawyer fees outside a concern erstwhile helium approached Gary Miller, 74, who expressed his enactment for Donald Trump.

After Miller allegedly told Johnson helium has a hanging tree, Johnson started to grounds the enactment and Miller told him the histrion was successful his backyard.

Court documents obtained by KLAS revealed that Miller justified his remarks to Storey County sheriff's deputies by claiming helium 'grew up successful antithetic times.'

Video of the incidental began with Johnson saying: 'Keep talking. And where's the histrion astatine to bent radical at? Where is that? Where is the hanging histrion at?'

Miller flipped him disconnected with some mediate fingers and responded: 'In your backyard.'  

He past tried to get Johnson to leave, to which Johnson replied: 'Make maine leave.'

Miller laughed astatine him and sat down with different man, saying: 'I don't marque trash, I pain it.'

A pistillate past tried to get Johnson to leave, saying 'Jesus loves you' and that Johnson is 'my brother.'

Johnson shoots back: 'You're dependable touching me, ma'am. This is assault.'

He past started talking to different pistillate - who Johnson suggests is Miller's daughter, Tiffany - and explained the concern from his perspective, saying the antheral and his person 'ganged up' connected him.

'Your dada conscionable said there's a hanging histrion for n****** similar me. What does that mean? And I did not disrespect your dad. I asked him nicely, "Excuse maine sir, are you a registered voter?" He said "No." I said, "Thank you," past helium turned astir and said, "There's a hanging histrion down the roadworthy for n******" similar me.'  

Miller, his woman Janis and their daughter, Tiffany, each ended up getting charged with misdemeanors.

Janis told deputies Johnson 'was harassing her and her husband,' tribunal documents said. Deputies said Janis allegedly pushed Johnson during the altercation.

Court documents authorities that Miller told constabulary that 'he told Johnson determination was a hanging histrion down the roadworthy and to spell bent retired down there.'

Johnson told deputies Miller said 'there was a hanging histrion for [expletive] similar him successful his backyard.'

Miller was charged with usurpation of breach of peace, Janis was charged with artillery and Tiffany was charged with obstructing and delaying a bid officer. 

The Miller household has a pretrial league scheduled for November 14, according to the Reno Gazette Journal.