A Michigan man was sentenced on Thursday to five years in prison for assaulting a Black 18-year-old last year in a hate-fueled attack. The incident involving Lee Mouat, 43, and the victim occurred in June 2020 at Sterling State Park in Monroe. Witnesses said Mouat confronted a group of Black teens, including the victim, for …
Wisconsin prosecutors asked the court on Thursday to allow evidence showing suspected protest shooter Kyle Rittenhouse had links to a designated hate group and previously showed violent behavior before allegedly killing two people during a protest last year. According to Kenosha News, prosecutors submitted an “other acts” motion that would introduce evidence showing Rittenhouse has …
A California woman pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to a hate crime charge for allegedly assaulting a 14-year-old Black boy at a New York hotel last year. WCBS reported that Miya Ponsetto, 22, was arraigned on charges of second-degree unlawful imprisonment as a hate crime, child endangerment, and aggravated harassment for a December 26 incident …
A deadly incident in a Boston suburb Saturday is being investigated as a hate crime after detectives found “troubling white supremacist rhetoric” written in the suspect’s handwriting. Nathan Allen, 28, allegedly stole a box truck and crashed it into a Winthrop home, then shot and killed two people before he was shot dead by Winthrop …
A California man who randomly stabbed a 94-year-old woman on Wednesday was released from jail days before the unprovoked attack, according to reports. Daniel Cauich, 35, was arrested two hours after allegedly stabbing Anh “Peng” Taylor multiple times in San Francisco. The victim’s niece told KPIX that Taylor claimed bystanders did not stop to help …
Investigators said a shooting spree that occurred on Friday and Saturday in Georgia and Alabama that left five people injured appears to have been motivated by race. Justin Roberts, 39, allegedly committed two shootings in Columbus, Georgia, and one in Phenix City, Alabama, in a 20-hour span. AL.com reported that a victim was shot multiple …
New York authorities are searching for a man accused of urinating on an Asian woman over the weekend. AsianFeed reports that the incident happened at around 1:30 p.m. Saturday, on a subway headed to Queens. Kathy Chen, 25, said she was seated when an unknown walked up to her and urinated. “While I was sitting …
On Thursday, a federal judge in Pennsylvania denied a request to dismiss charges against the man accused of opening fire at the Tree of Life synagogue in October 2018, killing 11 people. According to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Robert Bowers sought to have charges dropped that were related to the Hate Crimes Protection Act and the …
California police arrested a married white couple of Friday, charging them with hate crimes and vandalism after they were caught on cell phone video in a racist confrontation with a Black couple. Torrance police said the July 22 incident appeared to have begun “as a road rage situation” but rapidly escalated. Gregory Howell is seen …
A White couple was recently arrested in New York for allegedly carrying out a racist attack on a Black hotel employee in Connecticut. An attorney for the victim, Crystal Boyd, 59, (identified as Crystal Caldwell in some local reports) provided WFSB with footage apparently showing the June 26 assault at a Quality Inn in Mystic. …
Jeremy Christian fatally stabbed Ricky John Best and Taliesin Myrddin Namkai-Meche after they stopped him from harassing two Black teens
NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace is keeping his focus on social change after someone allegedly put a noose inside his garage stall at the Tallageda Motor Speedway in Alabama. Wallace joined “The View” on Tuesday and explained he’s already spoken to the FBI, amid online rumors that the noose found earlier this week by a team …
