Three family members in Nevada were arrested and charged in connection to a viral verbal altercation in which a Black man claimed they directed a racist slur toward him and said, “They have a hanging tree,” 8 News Now reports.

Gary Miller faces a charge of violation of breach of peace, Janis Miller faces a charge of battery, and Tiffany Miller faces a charge of obstructing and delaying a peace officer, according to Storey County Sheriff’s Office. The family was seen antagonizing Ricky Johnson, who was working at the Hot August Nights classic car festival in Virginia City, Nevada.

Johnson started to record the now-viral video after some alleged racist comments were directed at him.

While Miller was seen giving Johnson the middle finger, Johnson demanded that Miller repeat himself. “And where the tree to hang people at? Where’s that? Where is the hanging tree at?” Johnson can be heard saying.

Source: White Family Arrested In Nevada After Allegedly Calling For A Black Man To Be Hanged

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