Ralph Weems brain damaged after ‘being attacked by 20 black men’ in parking lot

Man, 32, is left with brain damage after ‘being attacked by gang of 20 black men’ in parking lot after being told Waffle House ‘wasn’t safe for white people after Ferguson’

Ralph Weems IV, who was injured early Saturday, was placed in a medically induced coma at North Mississippi Medical Center
Police Chief Tim Brinkley said 22-year-old Courtez McMillian of Okolona was arrested on Monday evening and that more arrests are pending
McMillan is being held in the Clay County Detention Center and will be charged with aggravated assault
Weems’ pal David Knighten said a man waved him over and told him politely that people were upset by the killing Michael Brown, 18
When he went in to the restaurant he said Weems was arguing with other men
They say the men followed them to a nearby Huddle House and beat them, he said

Vet: Weems, pictured, is an Iraq War veteran

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www.dailymail.co.uk – A West Point man was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries after he and a friend were attacked by a group of around 20 people in a Huddle House parking lot, police said,
potentially as retaliation for Michael Brown’s killing.Ralph Weems IV, who is white, was injured early Saturday but is now in fair condition at North Mississippi Medical Center, hospital spokeswoman Genie Causey said.A relative, Bradley Barnes of Madison, told The Associated Press by telephone on Sunday that his brother-in-law was in a medically induced coma following brain surgery.

‘They’re going to try and wake him up tomorrow and see what damage was done,’ Barnes said, describing Weems as a 32-year-old former Marine who had served in Iraq.

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Injured: Ralph Weems IV, pictured left and right, was injured early Saturday by a group of around 20 people

Scene: The incident took place in the car park of this Huddle House in West Point
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Scene: The allegedly beat down took place in the car park of this Huddle House in West Point

Police Chief Tim Brinkley told the Clarion-Ledger that 22-year-old Courtez McMillian of Okolona was arrested on Monday evening.

He is being held in the Clay County Detention Center and will be charged with aggravated assault.

Brinkley said other arrests are also pending, and that most, if not all of the assailants appear to come from Monroe County. Detectives are reviewing video footage of the incident.

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