A Scottsdale man is under fire after he used a racial slur and called himself a racist while confronting two Black men on a now-viral video Friday morning.
Records show Scottsdale Police arrested Paul Ng, who is now facing disorderly conduct charges. The arrest comes after a video of the incident went viral over the weekend.
"It’s just so hard to kind of go back and replay," says 25-year-old YouTuber Dre Abram.
Abram was the man who recorded the video. Abram said he and his roommate were out recording a podcast for his Youtube page on Main Street in Old Town Scottsdale.
Abram said Ng approached them on the sidewalk outside his condo.
In the video, you can hear Ng say, "I'm a racist" and "this is a no n---- zone."
"It’s a numbing feeling," said Abram. "Someone is seriously doing this to me right now? And at that point, it’s, 'Be smart, be smart.'"
Abram posted the video on his social media channels, where it spread over the weekend. As of Monday evening, his post on Instagram had almost 182,000 views and it had been reposted to many other accounts.
"This isn’t OK," Abram says. "This isn’t allowed anymore."
In his first post of the video, Abram said he thought Ng was an employee at River Trading Post because they were standing outside the shop. Owner Kathi Ouellet confirms Ng is not affiliated with the store but lives in a condo above it.
Abram has since reposted that he's aware Ng is not connected to River Trading Post.
"We're collateral damage," Ouellet explained.
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