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Acid attacker who told Peruvian victim to ‘go back’ is back on the streets after filing $20K bond

Acid attacker who told Peruvian victim to ‘go back’ is back on the streets after filing $20K bond NewsColony “We are outraged that he was released,” Priscilla Villalaz, Mahud Villalaz’s sister, told Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service . “We’re trying to find out why he was released and why we didn’t know about it.” Mahud Villalaz, a Peruvian-born American citizen, suffered second-degree burns to his face, cheek, and neck and injuries to his left eye in the Nov. 1 attack, which began when Blackwell confronted Villalaz outside a South Side restaurant over the fact that he had parked his pickup near a bus stop. After Villalaz moved his vehicle and returned to the restaurant, Blackwell continued haranguing him , calling him an “illegal” and telling him to “go back” to his home country. Then Blackwell reportedly pulled out a glass bottle containing what doctors believe was battery acid and splashed it on Villalaz’s face. The victim sought and obtained immediate medical at...