Hate crime charges dropped against most Salisbury students charged in off-campus attack

Prosecutors in Wicomico County are dropping felony assault and hate crime charges against at least 12 of the 15 Salisbury University students charged in an off-campus attack in October. 

Misdemeanor false imprisonment and second-degree assault charges remain for most of the defendants, and many trials are set for late January.

The Wicomico State’s Attorney’s Office said in a statement to WJZ Investigator Mike Hellgren that prosecutors “reviewed the evidence gathered during the investigation and have charged as appropriate in light of that evidence.”

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