Clifton A. Blackwell Who Doused Muhad Villalaz, Originally From Peru With Chemical Acid During An Alleged Racially Motivated Attack In November Placed On GPS Ankle Monitoring

Blackwell was released on GPS ankle monitoring, he was charged in connection with the chemical acid attack of Muhad Villalaz on November 1st in Milwaukee's Southside.

By H. Nelson Goodson

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

Match 11, 2020

Milwaukee, WI - On March 5, 2020, Clifton A. Blackwell, 62, was in court and his bail was modified and continued on GPS ankle monitoring under the following conditions per week, the defendant is permitted release for medical, meetings with Attorney, 1 trip to check cashing, 2 trips to grocery store of choice, all with verifications in connection with the chemical acid attack of Muhad Villalaz 42, on November 1st in Milwaukee's Southside, according to Milwaukee County Court records. 

Villalaz is originally from Peru and became a U.S. Citizen. According to Villalaz, Blackwell called him an "illegal", including other racial slurs and told him that he should go back to his country.

On March 3, 2020, the Justice Point dot Org. notified Villalaz that Blackwell has been released on GPS ankle monitoring on February 13, 2020, as a condition of bail. Blackwell was prohibited by Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Glenn H. Yamahiro from coming within 500 feet from Villalaz's home.

Blackwell was charged on November 6, 2019 in Milwaukee County with one felony count of 1st- degree reckless injury with a hate crime enhancer including use of a dangerous weapon in connection with the November 1st chemical acid attack of Villalaz. If convicted, Blackwell is facing up to 25 years in prison and up to $100,000 in fines.

Blackwell's next court hearing is on April 8.

Villalaz in November was hospitalized after he was attacked by Blackwell with the chemical acid during a verbal dispute at the 2600 block of  S. 13th Street in the Southside of Milwaukee, according to the criminal complaint. 

Villalaz had just arrived at the Taqueria La Sierrita restaurant located at S. 13 and W. Cleveland when he encountered Blackwell and got into a verbal dispute over a parking spot near a bus route 19 stop before the suspect threw the chemical acid at Villalaz, after telling him to go back to his country including using other verbal racial slurs and then fled on foot.

Blackwell and Villalaz's verbal dispute including Blackwell dousing Villalaz with the chemical acid was recorded by an outdoor video surveillance camera from the restaurant. Blackwell was taken into custody by police shortly after the incident. Police had an encounter with Blackwell for a prior unrelated incident in the area. 

Blackwell is a U.S. military Veteran and served in the U.S. Marines, which his family says suffers from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). In 2006, Blackwell was convicted for a felony charge in Rusk County for pointing a weapon at an individual. 

Blackwell is a Trump supporter, according to a woman that operates a local business, which Blackwell used to frequent and is considered a racist just like Trump himself.

Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett condemned Blackwell's acid attack on Villalaz and blamed Trump's anti-immigrant and hate rhetoric including his attempt to divide the country. 

So far, none of the Wisconsin Latino MAGAs (Make America Great Again/Keep America Great/Latinos for Trump) who are local Trump supporters that created a fake Latino MAGA Facebook page to promote hate and Nazi propaganda to target Latinos in the Hispanic community and to also raise campaign donations for Trump in the state, including the Republican Party of Wisconsin and Republican State legislators in control of the state legislature have not come forward publicly to condemn the racially motivated acid attack of Villalaz by Blackwell.