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James Craig Anderson was a 49-year-old African American
who died after being run over, in Jackson, Mississippi on June James Craig Anderson
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26, 2011, by a truck driven by 18-year old Deryl Dedmon. Died June 26, 2011
The event was recorded on a security camera. According to Jackson, Mississippi
police, before being killed, Anderson was robbed and
repeatedly beaten by a group of white teenagers including Occupation factory worker at Nissan plant[1]
Dedmon and his friends. Anderson's murder generated a Known for victim of hate crime
high-profile civil rights investigation by the FBI; according to
authorities, his death was intentional and racially motivated.
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Dedmon was convicted to two life sentences for the murder.[3]
1 Killing
2 Investigation and charges
3 Reaction
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5 References
Before the murder, a group of young whites were drinking in largely white Rankin County, Mississippi.
According to a lawyer representing one (or more) of the perpetrators, they decided to go buy more beer in a
location where stores were open later at night.[4] According to law enforcement officials, Deryl Dedmon, a
white man from Brandon, Mississippi, led the group, urging his friends, "Let's go fuck with some niggers."
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The group climbed into Dedmon's green 1998 Ford F-250 and a white Jeep Cherokee and drove 16
miles down Interstate 20 to a predominantly black area on the western edge of Jackson.[5]
Anderson was near his truck in the parking lot at the Metro Inn in Jackson, Mississippi, at 5 am on June 26,
according to prosecutors.[1] The two vehicles pulled off the freeway and into the motel parking lot.[1][6]
According to an attorney representing one of the group, they assumed that Anderson was trying to steal a
vehicle because they saw him trying to break into a vehicle. The vehicle was Anderson's own; he was trying to
break in because he had lost his keys.[4] The group repeatedly beat Anderson and robbed him, the district
attorney said, citing reports from witnesses. Video from a motel security camera does not show any beating
occurring but instead shows the perpetrators entering and leaving the frame of the video.[1][5] One witness
reported that one of the perpetrators yelled “white power” when returning to his truck after the beating.[1]
According to Rice, the Jeep drove off, driven by William Montomory[7] and the green pickup, driven by
Dedmon, ran over Anderson, killing him. It left the scene at a high speed.[1][2][5]
After leaving the scene, Dedmon boasted about beating and running Anderson over, while using racial slurs,
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