
A Green Bay man is facing hate crime charges after he allegedly threatened a black man with a knife.
33 year old Joseph Ninham Jr, a member of the Oneida tribe, reportedly ran up to the man yelled a racial slur at him and told him to go home because “this is Oneida land.”
When confronted by police, Ninham said that the river is sacred land, and admitted to confronting people that were there, letting them know they are not allowed to be there. He denied using a weapon to get his point across.
Ninham is now facing two counts of Endangering Safety By Use of a Dangerous Weapon, with Hate Crime enhancers, along with Disorderly Conduct and Bail Jumping.