Community activists say the arrest of a second teenager in connection with the April 16 stabbing of a Black girl in Lakeside is a step forward, but is not enough.
Williamson said from the beginning, the family has told the sheriff’s department more people were involved in the attack, and she said their account remains the same: On April 16, the family was getting out of their car when they saw a group coming towards them.
"The suspect, his girlfriend, his father and two other adult males approached them and arguing ensued,"Williamson said."And then I’m told that the girlfriend went to hit the daughter with her metal rod and the mom blocked it, the mother was struck by the metal rod, she tried to hit her again, she blocked it and at that point mom realized ...
Williamson said action by law enforcement has been slow, and only in response to public outcry."I don’t believe that this arrest [would have happened] had it not been a push at the town hall and after," she said,"because the [victim's] mother was clear that she intervened when she saw the girl [assailant] raise the metal bar."
Williamson said justice to the family and community would mean more arrests, including of the boy's father. Last week a representative of the District Attorney's office said they could not prosecute a parent for standing by. But Williamson said the DA's office needs to use the same standard in this case that is used in other cases.
Williamson said she and others who’ve been speaking out are now getting death threats. She said some almost made good on those threats at a weekend rally in Lakeside."We were coming in peace. It was an anti-hate rally," Williamson said."They followed us. They walked with our groups chanting and ranting racist comments and then they tried to run us over … it was terrifying."
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