Vandals spray-painted a house in Johnston County, thinking it was the home of a North Carolina State University employee who has sparked controversy for his political views. But Chadwick Seagraves no longer lives in the Faircloth Court home near Clayton, and the family that now lives there awoke last Friday to find threatening, anti-fascist messages and expletives.
IN THE STATE'S 8376. NEW CASES WERE DOWN TO LESS THAN 4000. >>> VANDALS SPRAY PAINTED A HOUSE THINKING WAS THE HOME OF A STATE EMPLOYEE WHO CAUSE CONTROVERSY FOR HIS POLITICAL VIEWS. AS IT TURNS OUT, THAT PERSON, CHADWICK SIEGRIST, NO LONGER LIVES THERE. INSTEAD, ANOTHER FAMILY FOUND THREATENING MESSAGES AND EXPLETIVES. WRAL'S, BRYAN MIMS, SPOKE WITH THE RESIDENTS WHO FOR DAYS HAD NO IDEA WHY THEY WERE TARGETED. >> Reporter: TO LOOK AT THIS HOUSE NOW AND THE CARS IN THE DRIVEWAY, WOULDN'T THINK ANYTHING HAD HAPPENED HERE, BUT WHAT HAPPENED HERE, GAVE THIS FAMILY A RUDE AWAKENING. IT WAS FRIDAY MORNING, ERIC ISSUE CRANK UP HIS CAR NEAR CLAYTON. >> FIRST I WAS HURT HE MAD. >> Reporter: HE SAW RED SPRAY PAINT AND ON THE SIDE OF HIS TRUCK WAS WRITTEN, THAT. THIS OFFENSIVE SPRAYS WAS ON HIS GARAGE DOOR. ON THE DRIVEWAY, AND EXPLETIVE AGAINST WHITE PEOPLE. >> WE HAVE NO CLUE. WE JUST MOVED HERE. WE DON'T EVEN KNOW ANYBODY. >> Reporter: HER MOM AND 17- YEAR-OLD SON AND FIANCI ALL MOVED HERE FROM TENNESSEE IN JULY. >> WE HAVE NO POLITICAL AFFILIATION. WHY WOULD SOMEONE DO THIS? >> Reporter: THIS MAY NOT BEEN THE FIRST TIME THE HOME WAS TARGETED. SOON AFTER MOVING IN, SOMEONE THREW SOMETHING AT THE HOUSE CAUSING ALLOWED BANG. THE MAN WHO USED TO LIVE HERE WAS CHADWICK SEAGRAVES. HE WORKS IN I.T. AT NC STATE AND WAS INVESTIGATED BY THE SCHOOL FOR ALLEGATIONS HE SPEWED RACISTS ABUSE ONLINE AND WAS A MEMBER OF THE PROUD BOYS. LAST WEEK SEVERAL STUDENTS RALEIGH TO HAVE HIM FIRED THE CHANCELLOR SAVES WHILE HIS VIEWS MAY BE OFFENSIVE, THEY ARE NOT CRIMINAL AND DO NOT VIOLATE UNIVERSITY POLICIES. APRIL BUNTING DID NOT KNOW ANY OF THIS ABOUT SEAGRAVES, ONLY THAT SHE HAD BEEN GETTING HIS MAIL. A FEW DAYS LATER AFTER SHE FOUND NEW STORIES ONLINE ABOUT HIM, IT ALL CLICKED. THEIR NEIGHBORS HELP THEM CLEAN UP THE MESS. >> I'M A BIG ENOUGH MAN TO PUT MYSELF IN THEIR SHOES. IF YOU'RE GOING TO DO THINGS, MAKE SURE IT'S POINT THAT THE PERSON AND NOT INNOCENT PEOPLE. >> Reporter: THEY ARE WORRIED IT MIGHT HAPPEN AGAIN, BUT THEY SAY THEY DON'T INTEND TO BE INTIMIDATED OUT OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD. BRYAN MIMS, WRAL NEWS, JOHNSTON COUNTY. >> BUNTING SAID THE FRONT DOOR HAS A CAMERA, HOWEVER IT DID NOT
