Tag: Hate crimes
Georgia sheriff’s spokesman appeared to promote racist shirt
ATLANTA — A Facebook page appearing to belong to a Georgia sheriff’s office spokesman who is helping to investigate the recent massage parlor slayings...
Prosecutor: Louisiana man tried to kill, dismember gay man
<p>NEW ORLEANS — A southwest Louisiana man was charged with federal hate crime and kidnapping charges Thursday by prosecutors who said he tried to...
Asian Americans grieve, organize in wake of Atlanta attacks
Asian Americans were already worn down by a year of pandemic-fueled racist attacks when a white gunman was charged with attacking three Atlanta-area massage...
Man faces hate crime charge in Florida church arson attack
<p>OCALA, Fla. — A man accused of setting a Florida church on fire last year is facing a federal hate crime charge, prosecutors announced...
Man who killed 2 at supermarket pleads guilty to hate crimes
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A Kentucky man serving a life sentence in prison for fatally shooting two shoppers at a grocery store has pleaded guilty...
Spa shooting victims ID’d as Biden, Harris head to Atlanta
<p>ATLANTA — The names of four additional victims in the Atlanta-area massage businesses shootings have been released, hours before President Joe Biden and Vice...
Prosecutor: Louisiana man tried to kill, dismember gay man
NEW ORLEANS — A southwest Louisiana man was charged with federal hate crime and kidnapping charges Thursday by prosecutors who said he tried to...
White supremacists’ fake bomb threats net 3 years in prison
<p>FALLS CHURCH, Va. — A former Old Dominion University student who joined up with white supremacists in a swatting conspiracy that targeted a Black...
White supremacists’ fake bomb threats net 3 years in prison
FALLS CHURCH, Va. — A former Old Dominion University student who joined up with white supremacists in a swatting conspiracy that targeted a Black...
Sexual orientation back in South Carolina hate crime bill
<p>COLUMBIA, S.C. — A group of South Carolina lawmakers have added back protections for gay or transgender people to a hate crime bill, five...