NEWBURGH – A video posted on social media showing a white man in a pickup truck cursing out Pastor RD McLymore of Newburgh in racist terms, has been condemned by local leaders.
Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney, Newburgh Mayor Torrance Harvey and Mid-Hudson Westchester NAACP Regional Director Wilbur Aldridge issued a joint statement saying, “Racism has no place in our communities.”
The leaders said the video “is disturbing, as are reports that the man who harassed Pastor McLymore has repeatedly targeted other people of color in the area.”
They said they are working with local law enforcement to get more information about this and other incidents.
“We can and must do more to combat racism and support black and brown communities in the Hudson Valley.”
The man who screamed the comments said he was an off-duty state trooper. State Police are investigating the incident and a spokesman said it was not likely that the man was an officer.
