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Sussex County Man With Arrest Record Blames Black Man For Covid-19 Pandemic, Police Say
A Sussex County who once threatened to kidnap a JCP&L worker during a power outage was taken into custody again, this time for blaming a black man for the COVID-19 pandemic, said authorities who charged him.
Authorities responding to ShopRite on reports of a bias incident Sunday morning found Robert A. Winter, 65, of Vernon, had used racial slurs while blaming a black man -- in part -- for the spread of coronavirus, Franklin police said in a release.
Winter was charged with simple assault, terroristic threats, harassment and bias intimidation.
He was charged, processed and r…
