Posts Tagged ‘hate-bias’
Halifax teen allegedly part of online extremist group has 4 of 5 charges dropped
A Halifax teen, who police alleged was affiliated with the violent online extremist group known as 764, has had four out of five charges against him withdrawn. The 16-year-old was facing child pornography-related and inciting hatred charges. “The Crown had no realistic prospect of conviction on those four counts, having assessed the evidence in this…
Read MoreSouthern Sons hate group members charged with vandalism and arson
Three men were arrested by police for their alleged involvement in a hate group, the Southern Sons. Tristan Somerson, Alexander Hare, and David Pagava are facing charges stemming from actions taken in September. They reportedly desecrated the grave of a Jewish army veteran at Northlake Memorial Gardens Cemetery and later burned a pride flag belonging…
Read MoreSpokane man accused of threats to LDS church members may be released from custody
A man accused of making deadly threats toward The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) church members in Spokane may be released from custody for reasons involving his mental health treatment. In a more than 20-minute-long out-of-custody arraignment, 23-year-old suspect Armando Torres-Hernande did not appear due to an involuntary commitment at a local…
Read MoreMichigan church gunman called 911 with bomb threats to local churches minutes before attack
Gunman Thomas Jacob Sanford made his own call to emergency dispatchers minutes before he drove to a Michigan church in September, rammed his truck into the chapel, opened fire and set the building ablaze, according to newly released records. The documents, released first to ABC News by Grand Blanc Township Police, offer new details about…
Read MoreNorthumberland neo-Nazi teen ‘planned synagogue attacks’
A teenage boy from Northumberland joined a banned neo-Nazi group and researched local synagogues where he planned to carry out terror attacks, jurors have been told. Police found an “arsenal” of weapons, explosives, military clothing, notepads in which he expressed racist beliefs, and terrorist documents on his phone and computer when they carried out a…
Read MoreFort Worth teen arrested in arson case also linked to school threats, extremist organization
Fort Worth police and the public became extremely concerned about threats circulating on social media earlier last week. One video included a man in a hockey mask in front of a Nazi flag, saying he was going to cause mass violence. The videos also said they were going to target multiple North Texas schools. 17-year-old…
Read MoreSuspect in Mississippi synagogue fire allegedly laughed about the attack, FBI says
Federal officials on Monday charged a man with setting fire to the only synagogue in Jackson, Mississippi, claiming that the suspect did so because of the building’s “Jewish ties.” According to an FBI affidavit, the building sustained “extensive” damage, rendering it “inoperable for an indefinite period of time.” The suspect, identified by the FBI as…
Read MoreSuspect arrested after a fire destroys historic Mississippi synagogue once bombed by the KKK
A suspect has been arrested after a fire tore through a prominent Jackson, Mississippi, synagogue – the state’s largest Jewish house of worship – early Saturday, leaving the congregation forced to rebuild from the ashes once again. Investigators have not yet determined a motive for the fire at Beth Israel Congregation, which remains under investigation,…
Read MoreMan charged in connection to alleged Hanukkah car arson in Melbourne’s south-east
A Richmond man has been charged after an alleged arson attack on a car with a Hanukkah decoration on Christmas morning in Melbourne’s south-east. A local rabbi’s car — adorned with a “Happy Chanukah” sign — was destroyed in the incident about 3am on Christmas Day, with his family fleeing their St Kilda East home…
Read MoreWashington Man Pleads Guilty to Hate Crime Charge After Stabbing a Metro Bus Passenger
A Washington man pleaded guilty today to a federal hate crime charge for violently assaulting and stabbing a black female bus passenger because of her race. According to records filed in the case, on March 7, 2024, Adan C. Hernandez-Mayoral made derogatory comments about black people while he was riding a King County Metro bus.…
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