The Trump supporter who elbowed an African-American man in the face at a North Carolina rally before warning, “we might have to kill him,” has made amends with the man he hit.
John Franklin McGraw, 79, apologized to the protester, Rakeem Jones, in a Cumberland County courtroom Wednesday. After accepting the apology, Jones and McGraw shared a hug.
McGraw was originally charged with assault and battery and disorderly conduct, but the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office later charged him with communicating threats after investigators saw the video.
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On Wednesday, McGraw pleaded no contest to disorderly conduct and assault. McGraw was sentenced to a suspended 30-day jail sentence and a year probation.
