South Padre Island police arrest 'drunk' man seen threatening Muslim family in shocking viral video

A man arrested on South Padre Island last week was recorded in a viral video screaming obscenities and phrases like, "Donald Trump will stop you," to a Muslim family on the beach.

Alexander Jennes Downing, who is from Connecticut, was arrested May 3 at The Pearl South Padre Island Resort and was charged with public intoxication. Police determined Downing "was intoxicated in a public place and was a danger to himself and others," reads the South Padre Island Police Department incident report.

A video posted to YouTube by Noria, whose family asked their last names not be used for safety reasons, reveals the moments before Downing was arrested. Downing appears in the video in the same neon green tank top seen in his booking photo. He approached Noria and her family and yelled multiple expletives at the family.

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Alexander Jennes Downing was arrested May 3, 2017 on South Padre Island and was charged with public intoxication. Alexander Jennes Downing was arrested May 3, 2017 on South Padre Island and was charged with public intoxication. Photo: South Padre Island Police Photo: South Padre Island Police Image 1 of / 15 Caption Close South Padre Island police arrest 'drunk' man seen threatening Muslim family in shocking viral video 1 / 15 Back to Gallery

"You will never ever, ever, ever stop me," he tells the family. "My Christianity will rise above your Sharia law. Guess what? ISIS don't mean s--- to me, mother f----er."

He then yells, "Donald Trump," over and over, before saying: "Donald Trump gots you mother f---ers. My country is the greatest country in the world."

Noria said in the video's description that two women asked her father for help as a man was harassing them. Her father approached Downings and asked him to let everyone enjoy the beach. Downings walked away but eventually came back and began yelling at the family.

"You're a f---ing Muslim," he said.

Noria shared the video on YouTube and told mySA.com she was in town for a family reunion. Ahmed, another family member, said the family shared the footage to get Downings charged with indecent exposure, as he made several explicit gestures toward the family which included children between the ages of 2 and 4.

"First and foremost, we are Americans who happened to be Muslims. Never have I ever experienced such a thing," Ahmed said. "We did not do anything to provoke him."

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