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Thursday
Sep132007
Black Woman Imprisoned and Raped by Racists
Thursday, September 13, 2007 at 3:29AM
Megan Williams, 20, who is Black, was recovering in hospital after her week-long ordeal. She was imprisoned, raped, choked, subjected to racial slurs and endured many other terrible abuses. Six persons, three males and three females, were arrested and charged with multiple felonies related to this incident. They were all white. They all had criminal records. Since 1991, police have filed 108 criminal charges against the six. See the video here
An anonymous tip about a woman being held against her will, led Logan County sheriff's deputies to the house where Megan Williams was incarcerated. On arrival they were met by Frankie Lee Brewster who was sitting on the front porch and at first said she was alone at home. Megan then showed up at the door with her arms outstretched, saying "Help me." She had four stab wounds in her left leg and her eyes were bruised. Six people face charges, including kidnapping, sexual assault and lying to police in the torture of Megan Williams, 20, at the remote hillside home in Big Creek, a rural area about 50 miles southwest of the West Virginia state capital, Charleston.
There
was much more to come. The woman's captors forced her to eat dog and rat droppings. They also poured hot water over her, made her drink from a toilet, and beat and sexually assaulted her during a span of about a week.
Logan County Prosecutor Brian Abraham said that while race appeared to be a "contributory factor," he denied there was a problem with racial tension in the area.
"I mean, I've been in law enforcement for over 30 years, and this is probably the most horrendous thing that I've ever seen or ever encountered," said Logan County Sheriff Eddie Hunter.
All six defendants are in jail in lieu of $100,000 cash bail each.
Both Megan Williams and her mother, Carmen Williams, agreed to release her name to the press. Carmen Williams said she wanted people to know what her daughter had endured. See her interview here
Neighbors in Charleston recalled her as sweet-natured but said her family members kept largely to themselves. "They were isolated, in a way," said the Rev. Norman Jones of the Greater Emmanuel Gospel Tabernacle, which Carmen Williams attended. "Carmen was very protective of Megan, so it was hard to know her well."
It appears as if Megan knew at least one of her attackers. According to prosecutor Brian Abraham, Megan was not a random target. She had a "social relationship" with one of the suspects, Bobby Brewster. "That is based on the fact that she was present at his residence on a prior date." Bobby Brewster was charged in July with domestic battery and assault after a domestic dispute involving Megan.
U.S. Attorney Charles Miller announced that his office will not seek federal charges in the alleged rape and torture of Megan Williams:
While federal civil rights or state hate crime charges remain an option, a state kidnapping count that carries a sentence of up to life in prison will provide the best chance for successful prosecution, officials said. State hate crime charges, which carry a sentence of 10 years, could come later, prosecutor Brian Abraham said. State sexual assault charges carry a penalty up to 35 years in prison.
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An anonymous tip about a woman being held against her will, led Logan County sheriff's deputies to the house where Megan Williams was incarcerated. On arrival they were met by Frankie Lee Brewster who was sitting on the front porch and at first said she was alone at home. Megan then showed up at the door with her arms outstretched, saying "Help me." She had four stab wounds in her left leg and her eyes were bruised. Six people face charges, including kidnapping, sexual assault and lying to police in the torture of Megan Williams, 20, at the remote hillside home in Big Creek, a rural area about 50 miles southwest of the West Virginia state capital, Charleston.
A criminal complaint filed in Logan County said the victim told police that suspect Karen Burton said, "That's what we do to niggers around here" after cutting the woman's hair, choking her with a cable and cutting her ankle with a knife.
There
was much more to come. The woman's captors forced her to eat dog and rat droppings. They also poured hot water over her, made her drink from a toilet, and beat and sexually assaulted her during a span of about a week.Logan County Prosecutor Brian Abraham said that while race appeared to be a "contributory factor," he denied there was a problem with racial tension in the area.
"This is unprecedented in Logan County," he said. "We don't have a problem with racial crime."
"It's the kind of thing you would see in a horror movie," Abraham said.
"I mean, I've been in law enforcement for over 30 years, and this is probably the most horrendous thing that I've ever seen or ever encountered," said Logan County Sheriff Eddie Hunter.
All six defendants are in jail in lieu of $100,000 cash bail each.
- Frankie Brewster, 49, is charged with kidnapping, sexual assault, malicious wounding and giving false information during a felony investigation. According to the criminal complaint, Brewster forced the victim to have oral sex with her, threatened to kill the victim and withheld information from police when they arrived at her residence to investigate a missing person report.
- Bobby Brewster, 24, also of Big Creek, is charged with kidnapping, first-degree sexual assault, malicious wounding, assault during commission of a felony. According to the criminal complaint, Brewster forced to victim to have sex with him, threatened to kill her, stabbed the victim and forced her to eat rat and dog feces and drink from a toilet bowl.
- Danny J. Combs, 20, of Harts, is charged with sexual assault and malicious wounding during the commission of a felony. According to the criminal complaint, he forced the victim to have sex with him at knife point.
- Karen Burton, 46, of Chapmanville, was charged with malicious wounding, battery and assault during the commission of a felony. According to a criminal complaint filed in Logan County, she pulled the victim’s hair, choked the victim, cut her ankles and told her “that’s what we do to niggers around here.
- Burton's daughter, Alisha Burton, 23, and George A. Messer, 27, both of Chapmanville, are charged with assault during the commission of a felony and battery. According to the criminal complaint, Burton beat and choked the victim.
Both Megan Williams and her mother, Carmen Williams, agreed to release her name to the press. Carmen Williams said she wanted people to know what her daughter had endured. See her interview here
"I want other parents and other mothers to realize that there are people out there like that. To keep a closer eye on their children," she said. "You never think it'll happen to your child but obviously I never thought, but here we are."
"I know the Lord will somehow bring us through this, but you know, it's just devastating," said Carmen Williams.
Neighbors in Charleston recalled her as sweet-natured but said her family members kept largely to themselves. "They were isolated, in a way," said the Rev. Norman Jones of the Greater Emmanuel Gospel Tabernacle, which Carmen Williams attended. "Carmen was very protective of Megan, so it was hard to know her well."
It appears as if Megan knew at least one of her attackers. According to prosecutor Brian Abraham, Megan was not a random target. She had a "social relationship" with one of the suspects, Bobby Brewster. "That is based on the fact that she was present at his residence on a prior date." Bobby Brewster was charged in July with domestic battery and assault after a domestic dispute involving Megan.
U.S. Attorney Charles Miller announced that his office will not seek federal charges in the alleged rape and torture of Megan Williams:
"Because of the serious nature of the pending charges in Logan County, both in the factual allegations and in the potential penalties if the defendants are convicted, we have and will continue to work closely with local authorities," Miller said in a release. "At this time, we believe it is appropriate to defer to the Logan County Prosecutor in pursuing the state charges against the defendants."
While federal civil rights or state hate crime charges remain an option, a state kidnapping count that carries a sentence of up to life in prison will provide the best chance for successful prosecution, officials said. State hate crime charges, which carry a sentence of 10 years, could come later, prosecutor Brian Abraham said. State sexual assault charges carry a penalty up to 35 years in prison.
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Reader Comments (40)
Looking at their photos, I'm wondering if these 6 defendants have a COMBINED I.Q. of over or under 100.
Why do you immediately blame this on racism? Your kneejerk reaction fails to note that the victim had a consensual relationship with one of the men, and only serves to inflame uninformed people who wish to blame everything on racism. This case has many motivational elements, of which race may play a role. But it is far more likely that power/anger, and sexuality played far more motivations than race alone.
Megan,
If I could have traded places with you, I would have gladly taken that hurt and pain that you had to grow and go through. I really wish in my heart that I could have taken your place. I will think of you and prey for you everyday for the rest of my life.
Words dedicated to Megan Williams.
Now here's a story bout a woman with dreams
So picture perfect at thirteen, an ebony queen
Beneath the surface it was more than just a crooked smile
Nobody knew about her secret so it took a while
I could see a tear fall slow down her black cheek
Shedding quiet tears in the back seat; so when she asked me,
"What would you do if it was you?"
Couldn't answer such a horrible pain to live through
I tried to trade places in the tragedy
I couldn't picture six crazed devils grabbing me
For just a moment I was trapped in the pain, Lord come and take me
Six devils violated, they chased and they raped and they tortured me
Even though it wasn't me, I could feel the grief
Thinking with your brains blown that would make the pain go
No! You got to find a way to survive cause they win when your soul dies
Megan Please don't cry.
Bob Chicago - what is it with White guys like you?
It's pretty transparent that this was all about race - the fact that they were calling her N****r while they were torturing her should make that obvious?
It doesn't matter that she dated one of the guys, or that she was friends with another one of the assailants - that just proves that SHE was color blind - it doesn't say anything about them.
After all, the South has a long tradition of racist White men having sex - consensual and otherwise - with Black women, while still hating Black people!
Why can't White Americans admit the truth about the racist monsters among your race?
Oh, one more thing - between them, this family of racists had 108 FELONY ARRESTS.
If they were Black, they would have all been serving long prison sentences and would not have been free to carry out this atrocity!
But, since they were White, they were allowed to walk the streets.
Bob,
You're missing the point. The argument is not about racial crimes. The argument is about something so depraved and cruel. The crime is so outrageous that we want the most serious penalty possible. If we prosecute under a hate crime, we can penalize these 6 to a greater extent. They deserve the most they can get, the most we can give them.
It's shocking the things people do to eachother. Just shocking!
I'ts sad and unbelievable that still to this day, there are such events. If it was a racist crime or not, the point is that we as a "human" society have allowed ourselves to go down to the level of animals.
Bob,
How come you are so ignorant? The word "nigger" being used in this case makes it pretty clear that this was racially motivated. Oh, and the tiny fact that it was 6 WHITE people against one black woman! Are you seriously telling me you can't put 2 & 2 together? Or is it that you simply don't want to?
Holy cow, 108 felony arrests and that scum is still out on the streets?? There is something seriously wrong with this system!
Megan apparently dating one of these monsters shows, as Gregory said, that she was color blind. I believe he dated her only to lure her into this so he and his cohorts could eventually take their racial hatred out on her.
If it were possible they should be sent to where they came from: hell!
Bob,
Are you an idiot ?
-b
@ Bob, I think it is pretty unanimous that racism played an important role in the abuse of this young lady. To think otherwise is just not being realistic.
@ Charell, Your poem was very touching. You should publish it somewhere!!
@ Recordguy You are probably right about their IQs.....but just take a look at Einstein, he was a genius who looked like a madman, so let's not judge by appearances!!?
"That's what we do to n***ers around here" makes it pretty clear that it was about race.
It is horribly astonishing the depths of man's inhumanity to man. I can't imagine -- poor Megan. Why in the world six people take up a week of their time to do something so heinous is just beyond me.
It is very sad what happen to this poor girl. Nobody gets away with cursing harm to one of God's children. Whites/blacks or what have you, if you hate your fellow mankind, you're damning no-one but your life. Look at what's happening now around the world; Whites hates blacks; Arabs hate Whites and want to destroy the West.....What is the world coming to?
I was born and raised in the neighboring county of Mingo. I have spent a good deal of time in Logan, Chapmanville, and Big Ugly Creek. Meth is out of control there. I have no doubt that everything she accuses did happen, if not more.
Whether it's a hate crime is a hard question. Racism flourishes in such rural, economically depressed areas. Perhaps it made it easier to objectify her. I dunno.
Black, white, brown or red ...
this poet says shoot them in the head! These evil thugs need to be removed from society ASAP. Let us law abiding citizens have comfort knowing that they will no longer be a part of our world. In prison, they will most likely get to experience what poor Megan experienced. Only problem I see, no dog crap. Give me the address, I'll send some there (I have four dogs)! These are sick, white trash thugs! An embarassment to the white race, and I hope all blacks do not think all of us are like that. I for one, would never cause harm to any individual regardless of race. I am a civilized human being. What's going on here in this crazy world?
BOB
Ok mama Burton said "THATS WHAT WE DO TO NIGGERS AROUND HERE" they always been racist from the get go and it was the perfect time to show how they feel inside.
you have got to be kidding me...is no one that knows this girl speking out about who she truly is?!!! she is known around charleston for making reports on various male partners...her mom is rumored to have been a prostitute. how do we know she wasnt out there buying meth herself? is no one taking any of this into consideration? and of course she is going to say they called her a ni****...thats what blacks do when something hapens to them-it gets them quick attention.
"After all, the South has a long tradition of racist White men having sex - consensual and otherwise - with Black women, while still hating Black people!"
This is such an overblown myth. I also have news for you, most of the racial problems in this country happen outside of the South. Did you know that TODAY, Michingan has more KKK activity then Mississippi??? The only reason the South had more racial problems in the past was because they had large numbers of blacks whereas places like Minnesota or New Hampshire were all white.
"Why can’t White Americans admit the truth about the racist monsters among your race?"
What planet have you been living on? White americans are paranoid about not being "racist." Such white on black crimes are rare and when they occur, widely publicized while the media ignores the fact that blacks commit crimes against whites in the USA at 39 times the reverse. Look at the horrific crimes blacks commit against whites ie. the Knoxville Newsom/Shannon case, the Wichita massacre, the white woman dragged to death by a black car thief. Don't hear too much about it when the victims are white.
I will say that if the accused are guilty of the crimes against Megan Williams, they should be severely punished and my heart does go out to Ms.Williams or any victim of crime.
....and a lot of black women want to be stabbed and forced to drink urine, while being called the "N word" (sarcasm). Your ignorance is astounding!! If you need help figuring out what ignorance or astounding means- go to dictionary.com. If you can't spell dictionary, just copy and paste. LOL
To Ke, regardless if you agree with what happened to Megan or not, her lifestyles doesn't justify what happened to her. Just because you want to prejudge her, and believe she got what she deserve, taking up for your people, they will still eat pee and feces in all their food in prison.
The suspects look worse than the monsters from "The Hills Have Eyes"...disgusting...
Inbreds! That's why they are psychotic. I feel sorry for Megan and hope for a good and speedy recovery. As with all things in life, what goes around comes around. Retribution knows its time.
hey faye,,,they wont eat feces or drink pee in their food at prison,,hell she spent 5 yrs there for killing her son's mother and she got outand now this,,,she needs to eat alot of stuff but of course the wv prison system is set up like a damn motel and they even get to train dogs for the blind(not a bad thing) but just to show how the prison system works in wv,,,the wv parole board is to blame here for letting her out of prison(frankie),,,they are ignorant themselves for not holding this person,,but they said she was safe for sociey
what alife frankie is gonna have,,,3 meals a day,,get to go to store there,,arts and crafts,,,movies on the weekends,,free pizza and subs for the superbowl,,christmas partys and thanksgiving and even picnics,,and we pay for these monsters and we r gonna pay to incarate her again,,only this time its not for murder,,,lucky little meagan,,thank goodness for the sheriff and the tipster
she will go go lakin correctional facility in west columbia wv(frankie and the other females in this case)if they dont get a slapp on the wrist like frankie did for murder
TO KE:
ke Says:
September 17th, 2007 at 3:03 pm
you have got to be kidding me…is no one that knows this girl speking out about who she truly is?!!! she is known around charleston for making reports on various male partners…her mom is rumored to have been a prostitute. how do we know she wasnt out there buying meth herself? is no one taking any of this into consideration? and of course she is going to say they called her a ni****…thats what blacks do when something hapens to them-it gets them quick attention.
You ought to be ashamed! Megan Williams is mentally challenged. Megan Williams wrote bad checks in I think two counties. Megan Williams had a social relationship with Bobby Brewster.....AND.....so what!!!! That makes what happened to her - her fault? You have gone too damn far! How dare you judge this girl who will NEVER recover emotionally from her ordeal. You are clearly racist and ignorant with zero compassion for humankind. What if someone locked you up for a week and made you perform oral sex on them, drink their urine, pull and cute your hair off? Choked you, raped you and called you nigger while they were doing it? It's real easy to hide behind a keyboard and spill out garbage. God does not like ugly!