Posts Tagged ‘hate-bias’
Memphis Police: Man threatens to ‘butcher’ churchgoers with a machete
A man was arrested this week after he allegedly threatened to “butcher” parishioners at a local Catholic Church, Memphis Police confirmed. On Friday, officers arrived at St. Louis Catholic Church when they were met by two male victims, one was a pastor and the other was a music minister. After being involved in a verbal…
Read MoreSuspect in Toronto hate spree allegedly called for Jews to be hunted down, lynched
A Toronto man accused of an antisemitic hate crimes spree that spanned more than eight months allegedly posted statements online encouraging attacks on the Jewish community in support of Palestinians. Amir Arvahi Azar, 32, who has been charged with 29 crimes including advocating genocide and inciting hate, allegedly used an X account that posted a…
Read MoreMan faces hate crime charges for temple attacks in NYC’s Chinatown
A man is facing charges after allegedly breaking into several temples in New York City’s Chinatown and damaging religious statues this week. Police have charged Taihong Ouyang with a slew of hate crime and burglary charges for his rampage, seemingly targeting places of worship. Videos allegedly show Ouyang smashing through bulletproof glass, taking out security…
Read MoreMississippi Man Indicted for Federal Civil Rights and Arson Charges for Setting Fire to Mormon Church
A federal grand jury in Gulfport, Mississippi, returned a six-count superseding indictment today charging Stefan Day, also known as Stefan Pete Day Rowold, with federal civil rights and arson violations for vandalizing and setting fire to a house of worship. According to the superseding indictment, on July 5, 2024, and July 7, 2024, Day set…
Read MoreTops gunman lawyers seek a dismissal for hate crime charge
Lawyers for Tops mass shooter, Payton Gendron were in court Wednesday, asking U.S. District Judge Lawrence Vilardo to dismiss one of the 27 counts in his indictment — the hate-crime charge. Gendron carried out a racially motivated mass shooting targeted at Black people at a grocery store on May 14, 2022, killing 10 and injuring…
Read MoreWoman pleads guilty in cross-burning hoax during Colorado Springs mayoral campaign
A woman who was part of a group charged with setting a cross on fire in front of a defaced campaign sign for a candidate who became Colorado Springs’ first Black mayor pleaded guilty on Tuesday in what authorities say was a hoax. Deanna West, one of three people indicted in the 2023 incident, pleaded…
Read MoreA cache of explosives in Sydney provoked antisemitic terrorism fears. Police now say it was faked
An explosives-filled trailer that Australian politicians earlier described as an antisemitic terrorism plot and a foiled mass casualty event was staged by criminals in a complicated hoax — and was never meant to be detonated, police said Monday. Law enforcement agencies investigating January’s discovery of the trailer on the outskirts of Sydney divulged in a…
Read MoreMan in custody for arson after fire at Casa Grande Jewish community center
Casa Grande police say a 30-year-old man has been arrested for arson after a devastating fire at a Jewish community center earlier this week. Fire and police officials were called to the Khal Chasidim community center near Pinal Avenue and Florence Boulevard on Monday at 5 a.m. for reports of a fire. Police say the…
Read MoreMan accused of making online threats to shoot up prominent Manhattan synagogue held without bail
Luis Ramirez smiled on his way into court for arraignment on charges he threatened to kill Jews, representing himself as “Adolf Hitler reincarnated.” He appeared in court on charges of making terroristic threats and making terroristic threats as a hate crime. Ramirez was arrested last month by Port Authority Police on the New Jersey side…
Read MoreMan pleads guilty to setting fire outside Jewish Museum of Maryland: ‘I was out of my mind’
A man entered mental health court on Wednesday after admitting to setting a fire outside the Jewish Museum of Maryland in what Baltimore Police previously described as a hate crime. Assadollah Hashemi, 66, of Reservoir Hill, pleaded guilty in Baltimore Circuit Court to setting a fire and damaging a religious building. He was sentenced to…
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