The Great Smoky Mountain Journal

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Posted: Sunday, January 21, 2018 06:36 PM

Racially Charged Assault Outside Brentwood Restaruant Goes Viral Following White Lives Matter Rallies In Middle Tennessee

BRENTWOOD, Tenn. (SOURCE: WVLT)-- An interracial couple was at the center of an altercation at a Nashville restaurant following the White Lives Matter rallies and counter protests in middle Tennessee Saturday.

The couple, a 30-year-old white woman and a 37-year-old African American man, was sitting at a table when police said a large group of 20-30 white people entered the Corner Pub on Old Hickory Boulevard.

The police report stated the group was seated near the couple. Words were exchanged between the couple and the group, and the woman eventually asked if they were with White Lives Matter. The group responded with "that's right" and told the girl to leave her boyfriend and join their table.

Police said the argument inside apparently escalated even after the woman had gone outside to deescalate the situation. After another woman in the group reportedly began to argue with the victim, a man allegedly struck her in the face with his fist, causing a cut above her eye.

When officers arrived, all parties were gone from the pub.


The victim told police the suspects fled in multiple vehicles. She remembered a white van with a Wisconsin license plate and a sedan with a New York license plate.

Anyone who witnessed the altercation or has any information that could help police, contact Crime Stoppers at 615-74-CRIME (615-742-7463).