According to the East Bay Times, an argument about “sports and politics” led to a fatal stabbing in Oakley, California this Saturday.
Police arrested 38-year-old Phillip Wade for allegedly stabbing 57-year-old Anthony Johnson multiple times after they argued on a bus. Johnson later died at a hospital from his injuries. The altercation was stopped when a person passing by pulled out a gun and told Wade to get on the ground until police arrived.
This is Phillip Wade's THIRD stabbing in six years–why is he roaming the streets free to kill black men? https://t.co/A5EPcRhMCb pic.twitter.com/BTDiIq0j0m
— Alex Leo (@AlexMLeo) June 6, 2017
Wade has a history of stabbing people. The East Bay Times reports:
In March of 2011, Wade stabbed 23-year-old Justin Garza in the Brentwood BART park-and-ride after an argument on the train carried into the parking lot. Garza survived the incident.
Then in August of 2013, Wade fatally stabbed 49-year-old Kann Cendejas, a homeless veteran, at a Chevron gas station in the 3200 block of Delta Fair Boulevard in Antioch.
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Wade’s Facebook page outlines increasingly hostile statements and threats towards Muslims and African-Americans. On May 19, Wade posted a threatening racist statement concerning former president Barack Obama along with the gun emoji and the emoji of a man wearing a turban.
Desta said that Wade could be prejudiced at times, but described him as “more of a follower,” who became a “major Trump supporter.”
The victim of Saturday’s attack, Anthony Johnson, was black.
Featured image: Phillip Wade (Facebook)
