Posts Tagged ‘hate-bias’
Dearborn man suspected of racist threats at synagogue pleads guilty to weapons offense
A Dearborn man has pleaded guilty to a weapons offense after allegedly making antisemitic, racist threats at a Bloomfield Hills synagogue in late 2022. Hassan Chokr, 37, pleaded guilty Tuesday to being a felon in possession of a firearm, federal officials said. He faces up to 15 years in prison and is scheduled to be…
Read MoreGeorgian National Extradited from Moldova to Face Charges for Soliciting Hate Crimes and Planning Mass Casualty Attack in New York City
Georgian national Michail Chkhikvishvili, also known as Mishka, Michael, Commander Butcher, and Butcher, 21, of Tbilisi, was extradited to the United States from Moldova on May 22, and will be arraigned in federal court in Brooklyn today. Chkhikvishvili was arrested in Chișinău, Moldova, in July 2024 in connection with a four-count indictment returned in the…
Read MoreGermany arrests five teenagers over alleged right-wing extremist plot and attacks
German police on Wednesday arrested five teenagers linked to a right-wing extremist group that allegedly intended to carry out attacks on migrants and political opponents. The early morning arrests across several states in Germany followed raids on 13 properties associated with the self-styled “The Last Wave of Defence”, federal prosecutors said in a statement. Four…
Read MoreCourt rejects Tops mass shooter motion to dismiss hate crime charges
A judge has rejected the Tops mass shooter’s motion to dismiss his hate crime charge. The ruling centers around charge 27 in Payton Gendron’s federal indictment. The charge was the last in his Federal Indictment and specifically focuses on those who were not killed or injured by Gendron — but rather those who were in…
Read MoreMaryland police seek help identifying suspects in hate crime assault
Maryland State Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying four individuals involved in an assault and reported hate crime that took place early Saturday morning in Frederick County. Shortly before 2 a.m. on May 10, troopers from the Maryland State Police Frederick Barrack responded to a convenience store in the 8400 block of…
Read MoreIgnited explosive device found inside church rectory
A man has been arrested after police say an explosive device was discovered inside a church rectory. According to the Mahanoy City Police Department, officers arrested 32-year-old Kyle Kuczynski, who was wanted on a bench warrant. Police say Kuczynski was wanted in connection with an incident at St. Teresa of Calcutta Rectory on May 6,…
Read MoreNew York Man Charged with Federal Hate Crimes After Repeatedly Assaulting Jewish Victims
An indictment was unsealed today in the Southern District of New York charging Tarek Bazrouk 20, of New York, New York, with three counts of committing hate crimes in connection with his repeated assaults of Jewish victims in New York City between 2024 and 2025. Bazrouk was arrested this morning and will be presented later…
Read MoreTennessee Man Indicted on Arson and Explosive Charges for Setting Fire to Nonprofit Organization
A federal grand jury in Knoxville, Tennessee returned an indictment on May 7, charging Regan Darby Prater, 27, with arson for firebombing the Highlander Center, a nonprofit research and education center in New Market, Tennessee; and with carrying an explosive device during the commission of the arson. Prater appeared in court today before U.S. Magistrate…
Read MoreWhite Supremacist Is Charged in 2019 Arson at Tennessee Civil Rights Landmark
A Tennessee man with ties to several white supremacist groups has been charged with setting a fire in 2019 that destroyed the offices of a social justice center connected with Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King Jr., according to court records. In a federal criminal complaint that was unsealed on April 24, the F.B.I. said…
Read MoreTeen detained after online bomb threat prompts evacuation of TN church
An online bomb threat has prompted a church to be evacuated, according to the Murfreesboro Police Department. MPD and Murfreesboro Fire and Rescue responded to New Vision Church investigating after an online bomb threat was made against the church. The church was evacuated as MPD worked on verifying the credibility of the threat. Police have…
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