Posts Tagged ‘hate-bias’
Report: Woman drives into building, attempts to target Indianapolis Jewish community
A woman was taken into custody after driving her car into an Indianapolis building Saturday in what is believed to be an attack on the Jewish community. According to a news release by the Jewish Community Relations Council of Indianapolis (JCRCI), Ruba Awni Almaghtheh drove her vehicle into a building on Saturday in a residential…
Read MoreStanford, police investigating campus hit-and-run as possible hate crime | ‘It was targeted’
The California Highway Patrol is investigating a possible hate crime on the Stanford University campus. An Arab Muslim student was injured in a hit-and-run traffic incident. Authorities say the driver made contact with the victim and reportedly yelled a slur before striking the student. “It was targeted. It should never have happened,” said Stanford student…
Read MoreJordanian arrested in Houston made statements supporting killing individuals of particular faiths, judge’s order says
A Jordanian man arrested last month in Houston on a federal firearm possession charge had spoken of “martyrdom,” a federal judge said in a court order, and was “plotting to attack a Jewish gathering,” a law enforcement source told CNN. Sohaib Abuayyash, 20, who is in the United States on an expired nonimmigrant visa, made…
Read MoreFlorida man charged with making threats against Jewish organization
A Florida man has been charged with calling a Jewish organization and threatening to kill Jewish people, according to court documents unsealed by the Justice Department on Wednesday night. Deep Alpesh Kumar Patel, a 21-year-old from Sarasota, Florida, allegedly called the World Jewish Congress in New York City and left a threatening voicemail, authorities said…
Read MoreDriver now facing hate crime charges in deadly road rage attack on Sikh man on Van Wyck Expressway
A driver accused of killing a Sikh man in a road rage incident is now facing hate crimes charges. The victim’s son among the many who showed up at the defendant’s arraignment. Rows and rows of members of the Sikh community packed into Queens County Criminal Court on Tuesday, not only to support the family…
Read MoreCornell student accused of threatening to kill Jewish students will remain behind bars
The Cornell University student accused of posting online threats to kill members of the university’s Jewish community appeared in federal court Wednesday and was ordered to remain behind bars for the time being. Patrick Dai, a 21-year-old junior at the Ivy League school, was arrested Tuesday and charged federally with “posting threats to kill or…
Read MoreIllinois man pleads not guilty to hate crime, murder charges in stabbing of Muslim mother, son
An Illinois man accused of murder, attempted murder and a hate crime in an attack on a Palestinian American woman and her young son pleaded not guilty Monday following his indictment by an Illinois grand jury. Joseph Czuba, 71, is charged in the fatal stabbing of six-year-old Wadea Al-Fayoume and the wounding of Hanaan Shahin…
Read MoreFinland convicts 3 far-right men for plotting racially motivated attacks
Three Finnish men who embraced neo-Nazi ideology were found guilty Tuesday of committing crimes with terrorist intent including plotting attacks against migrants, critical infrastructure, and their perceived political opponents. The Paijat-Hame District Court sentenced the main suspect, Viljam Lauri Antero Nyman, to three years and four months in prison on charges of aggravated firearms offences…
Read MoreGeorgia Man Charged for Making Racially-Motivated Threats and Shooting at His Neighbor
A Georgia man was arrested for making racially-motivated threats and shooting at his neighbor, a Black man, in violation of the criminal provision of the Fair Housing Act, and for brandishing and using a firearm. According to court documents, Mark Wheeler, 73, shot a .22 caliber revolver in the direction of the victim and the…
Read MoreOhio Man Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Burn Down a Church that Planned to Host Drag Show Events
An Ohio man pleaded guilty yesterday to violating the Church Arson Prevention Act and to using fire and explosives to commit a felony, all in connection with his attempt to burn down a church because of the church’s support for the LGBTQI+ community. According to court documents, on March 25, Aimenn D. Penny, 20, of…
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