by Callie Lyons
February 19, 2010
A Beverly man was beat up while walking home from the ParMar station on Monday night and his wife wants to know why no arrests have been made in the case.
37 year old Roger Brister was walking along Fifth Street in Beverly with his African American neighbor just after midnight when they ran across two individuals – one who they say appeared to be inebriated. The neighbor ran and one of the men attacked Brister, knocking him to the ground and kicking him repeatedly. The following day, Brister went to visit his family doctor as he was badly bruised. Brister’s wife says his jaws and ribs were swollen but he did not suffer any broken bones.
Brister says he knows exactly who attacked him because during the incident a name was repeatedly called out when a vehicle approached and tried to pick up the assailant. His wife suspects there has been no arrest because the man is from a prominent family.
“With that name is anything really going to happen?” Rachael Brister asked.
The Bristers suspect the attack was racially motivated because of a comment that was made.
“The beater yelled to Roger ‘You care for n*****s?’ and then jumped in a car and got away, leaving Roger all alone,” Rachael Brister said.
Washington County Sheriff Larry Mincks said on Friday that the incident is still under investigation. Of the two individuals he says were accused in the attack, he says one was in prison at the time and the other was at work.
“I just want something done,” Rachael Brister said. “Do I really need to worry about whether something is going to happen? We’re supposed to feel safe here.”
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