Hate Crime - Page 54

Washington man sentenced to 2 years for threatening to shoot Black shoppers

December 19, 2022

Washington man sentenced to 2 years for threatening to shoot Black shoppers

A Washington man was sentenced to two years for threatening to shoot Black shoppers at multiple grocery stores. He pleaded guilty to making interstate threats and hate crimes.

Democrat blames GOP for fanning the ‘flames of bigotry’ against LGBT people

December 14, 2022

Democrat blames GOP for fanning the ‘flames of bigotry’ against LGBT people

A Democratic congresswoman said Republicans incite violence against the LGBT community as they promote bills to limit the exposure of transgenderism to children.

Michigan man pleads guilty to hate crimes for intimidating Black Lives Matter protestors

December 14, 2022

Michigan man pleads guilty to hate crimes for intimidating Black Lives Matter protestors

A Michigan man pleaded guilty to a hate crime for intimidating Black Lives Matter protestors. The man was attempting to scare people wearing BLM shirts.

Man pleads guilty to hate crime, arson charges for setting fire that destroyed Missouri Islamic center

December 14, 2022

Man pleads guilty to hate crime, arson charges for setting fire that destroyed Missouri Islamic center

Nicholas Proffitt has pleaded guilty to arson and hate crime charges for setting a fire that destroyed an Islamic center. Nearly 24 people were inside the building but they escaped.

Illinois man charged with 2 hate crimes for putting swastika stickers on campaign signs

December 13, 2022

Illinois man charged with 2 hate crimes for putting swastika stickers on campaign signs

Keith Klingeman, 49, of Naperville, Ill., was charged with two hate crimes and one count of criminal damage to property after allegedly defacing campaign signs with swastika stickers.

White supremacist leaders to serve decades-long prison sentences

December 9, 2022

White supremacist leaders to serve decades-long prison sentences

Two white supremacists, William "Big Head" Chunn and Mitchell "Lifter" Farkas, were sentenced to life in prison and 30 years, respectively, over multiple gang-related stabbings.

Maryland court upholds murder conviction for 2017 university stabbing of Black man

December 9, 2022

Maryland court upholds murder conviction for 2017 university stabbing of Black man

A Maryland court upholds the murder conviction of a white man for the 2017 University of Maryland stabbing of a Black man. Prosecutors failed to show this case as a hate crime.

Massachusetts man accused of hate crime released to home confinement with GPS monitoring

December 9, 2022

Massachusetts man accused of hate crime released to home confinement with GPS monitoring

A Massachusetts man who was accused of committing a hate crime has been released from prison with conditions. The man was allegedly making hateful comments towards an Asian family.

FBI probes North Carolina man for threatening to kill children at daycare and shooting a park ranger

December 8, 2022

FBI probes North Carolina man for threatening to kill children at daycare and shooting a park ranger

Police, FBI linked Tyson Lee Corpening, arrested after a rock containing hate speech was hurled through a daycare window in Charlotte, NC, to the shooting of a park ranger a week prior.

Iowa school district taking steps to help protect Black student who was the victim of racial harassment

December 7, 2022

Iowa school district taking steps to help protect Black student who was the victim of racial harassment

An Iowa school district is taking steps to help a Black student who was the victim of racial harassment after failing to protect the student at the time of the initial incidents.