"I will never have closure because, in my heart, I was out there working, doing the honest job. "This is a stain that's going to be on me for the rest of my life," Smith told the Post in a 2019 interview.
"This crime would not have happened if the victims were Caucasian workers," he added. Magee says he believes Higgs' motivation was "hate for African Americans." He called the sentence "fair and appropriate." Police also uncovered evidence of Higgs participating in racist conversations online, the prosecutor said. They found a flag of the white supremacist group Vanguard America. "The victim at that point was trying to survive." Then, Higgs fired the gun, shattering Smith's leg.ĭuring the investigation, police found "white nationalist type paraphernalia in his home," the prosecutor said. Smith and Higgs tussled, as Smith was "wrestling for control of the gun," Magee said. He's looking to incite a violent response." "At this point he had a loaded weapon in his pocket," Magee told NPR. "You're not supposed to be here," Smith recalled Higgs saying, according to the Post. Higgs went home briefly and then returned, yelling expletives at Smith and telling him to "go back to Africa," the Huffington Post reported. Higgs' dog ran through the wet concrete, and the men had an argument, Magee said. On the day of the incident in December 2018, Smith was working with another man to lay concrete in a driveway near Higgs' home. Higgs pleaded not guilty and declined two plea deals, according to The Baltimore Sun. "If he were to violate his probation once he's released, then the judge could reimpose the remaining 15 years." "Those 15 suspended now are essentially hanging over his head," Magee told NPR.
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That means Higgs will likely serve 25 years, plus five years of supervised probation time. handed down a sentence of 40 years, but suspended 15 years during the ruling, Magee told NPR. In memory of Ray Higgs, please visit our floral store.A Maryland man was sentenced to 25 years in prison on Wednesday over a 2018 incident in which he shot a Black man in a Baltimore suburb and reportedly told him to "go back to Africa."īrandon Higgs, the white man sentenced, was found to have links to white supremacist groups during the investigation, according to John Magee from the Baltimore County State's Attorney's Office.Īccording to court records, 26-year old Higgs was found guilty in January of attempted voluntary manslaughter, first-degree assault, firearms charges and hate crimes during the altercation in a Baltimore suburb where he shot Elvis Smith in the leg.
In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made at Archview Baptist Church in Little Rock, Arkansas Baptist Children’s Home, or St Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital. The family would like to share their appreciation for the staff of Unity Health Long-Term Advanced Care Hospital in Searcy for their compassionate care during Ray’s final weeks of life.Ī Visitation for Ray will be 10:00 am, Thursday, Maat Heber Springs Funeral Home followed by a Memorial Service at 11:00 am He is also survived by his sisters, Nita Ketchum (Richard) and Hazel Thompson (Jimmy). He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Ella one son, Jack (Melanie) one grandson, Brandon Higgs (Mallory), three granddaughters, Amanda Higgs, Chelsea Daneault (Jason), and Emily McKenzie (Daniel) a great-grandson Jack Daneault, and a foster great-granddaughter, Rose. Ray was preceded in death by his parents, Jack and Nellie Higgs and his daughter-in-law, Suzanne. He was an active member of Archview Baptist Church in Little Rock for 49 years, where he served as a deacon, sang in the choir, and taught Sunday School. He retired from Timex following a 40-year career as a Tool and Die Maker. Ray was a native of Cleburne County, where he graduated from Wilburn High School. Ray Higgs, 79, of Ida, Arkansas, passed away on Saturday, February 26, 2022.
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