Posts Tagged ‘hate-bias’
Cornell 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…
Read MoreThe German chancellor condemns a firebomb attack on a Berlin synagogue and vows protection for Jews
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz strongly condemned a firebomb assault on a synagogue in Berlin on Wednesday, saying, “We will never accept when attacks are carried out against Jewish institutions.” Assailants threw two Molotov cocktails early Wednesday at the synagogue in the center of the German capital, police said, as antisemitic incidents in the country have…
Read MoreMan arrested in possible hate crime at Fresno bakery is also a suspect in synagogue vandalism
One person was arrested Tuesday in connection with a possible anti-Jewish hate crime at a Mediterranean bakery in Fresno and police say the suspect may have also been involved in vandalizing a synagogue. The vandalism comes as Israel wages war against Hamas after several terror attacks killed more than 1,000 people last week. Orlando Javier Ramirez, 30,…
Read MoreRecent antisemitic incident at Montgomery Co. high school raises concerns about hate across Maryland
There’s an increased need to take “concrete steps to confront antisemitism” in Montgomery County, Maryland, said Alan Ronkin, the regional director of the American Jewish Committee. The AJC released a statement following the report of students who, according to Montgomery Blair High School principal Renay Johnson, performed an “antisemitic salute” outside the school building during…
Read More17 Hells Angels, associates face charges after hate-attack in Ocean Beach: San Diego DA
Seventeen people have been indicted on various charges involving an attack on three Black men by members of the Hells Angels biker gang in San Diego this year, the San Diego County District Attorney’s Office said Monday. The victims, ages 19, 20 and 21, were chased and attacked in San Diego’s Ocean Beach neighborhood on…
Read MoreEl Paso Walmart shooter agrees to pay more than $5.5 million in restitution in federal case
The gunman who killed 23 people and wounded 22 others at an El Paso Walmart in one of the deadliest attacks targeting Latinos in modern US history has agreed to pay more than $5.5 million in restitution to those impacted by the shooting. Patrick Crusius, who pleaded guilty to federal charges in the attack, reached…
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