Exclusive: Hero Neighbor, ‘Highlighter Man,’ Faces Eviction After Defending Minority Children
Shortly after defending a group of mostly black children in his apartment complex, Nicholas Kitchen, aka ‘Highlighter Man,’ is facing eviction, and a neighbor who filmed the incident is facing a lawsuit.
On June 20th, Nicholas Kitchen, who is now dubbed “Highlighter Man,” had an altercation with an unmarked security guard which quickly went viral on social media. The video became another example of over-policing of non-white individuals.
However, in this video, Nick stood up and defended a group of mostly non-white children from an angry, overzealous neighbor trying to stop the kids from playing. The incident was caught on camera by Samuel Lahn, who posted the initial videos showing Nick passionately explaining the situation on Twitter.
Lahn later took the time to speak to Nick concerning the situation. The tweets below of the incident displays the conversation between the two men.
The hero himself pt.3 pic.twitter.com/0YFFbYIW85
— ALMOST DONE (@_SamuelLahn) June 21, 2019
While Nick has received wide applause online, he and Samuel have both been treated negatively by their Altitude 104 apartment complex since the incident came to public attention.
What Led to Nicholas Speaking Up
The Aftermath
Without speaking to Nick, Laura (his mother) or Amy (his fiancee), Altitude 104 Apartments placed the following documents on their door, less than 24 hours after the events in the viral video.
An oddly worded document sent to L104 (Nick’s residence) several hours after the incident by Altitude 104 Property Manager Liz Fuller
The official ‘Notice Of Termination Of Tenancy’ addressed to the adults living within L104, signed by Property Manager Liz Fuller.
Laura attempted to speak to Altitude 104 Property Manager Liz Fuller after receiving the paperwork, yet was eventually charged with a noise complaint by Fuller after the latter claimed Laura refused to leave the on-site office. Nick also stated Fuller claimed his mother threatened her in the office; Laura strongly denies the accusation. Laura eventually reached property owners John Goodman Real Estates (Seattle, Washington) on the phone at a later date, but they are refusing to help the family with the ‘Notice Of Termination Of Tenancy.’
On the 24th, Nick spoke to Fuller to make a formal complaint about the neighbor in question. However, he was told the office did not have any formal complaint forms. A present security guard (not Fuller) wrote and signed a statement asserting there were no formal complaints on record.
Samuel Lahn, who posted the incident and the following conversation with Fuller on Twitter, is now facing a slander lawsuit filed by the latter.
Only bc I believe in hearing both sides of a story I went it to my front office after work to hear what the manager had to say about the situation. PT.1 pic.twitter.com/2bZhnM0kfx
— ALMOST DONE (@_SamuelLahn) June 21, 2019
Pt. 2 she discussed having police coming to shut down the area bc of the kids and the abuse of the property. More to follow. Imma post some with highlighter and the kids to hear their side next! pic.twitter.com/ouWK7wReCs
— ALMOST DONE (@_SamuelLahn) June 21, 2019
Nick told Citizen Truth that he is worried about how the children living at the apartment complex will be treated going forward.
Video Interview
The interview with Nicholas Kitchen is below. While there was slight technical difficulty, Nick was able to tell his story in an over 20-minute conversation.
Citizen Truth is attempting to contact further parties in relation to this story and will publish updates as they come.
Typical Democratic garbage. Spread hate and induce fear. instead of healine
“White Guy backs youth Blacks from Racist Neighbor”
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Slander by the person who recorded the incident which they were on their own PAID FOR property being how renting a place goes. They sign the papers into your name thus making it YOUR PROPERTY.
The Managers should be fired along with the active security guard. Utmost disrespect to your tenants.
FIRE EVERYBODY THAT WORKS THERE.
Orrrrrrr….
Sell to a non Racist, common sense having property owner.
This story is absurd.