Posts Tagged ‘hate-bias’
Protesters demand justice following lethal arson attack on lesbians
Protesters took to the streets in Buenos Aires on Monday evening to demand justice for a deadly attack last week on four lesbians that killed three and left one fighting for her life. Carrying placards and banners, around a hundred people gathered at Plaza Colombia to march to the boarding house where the lethal arson…
Read MoreMan accused in Los Angeles Jewish hate crime shooting agrees to plead guilty
The man accused of shooting two Jewish men in Los Angeles last year has agreed to plead guilty to hate crime and firearm charges, the Justice Department announced Tuesday. Jamie Tran is expected to plead guilty as charged to two counts of hate crimes with intent to kill and two counts of using a firearm…
Read MoreMaryland woman pleads guilty to alleged plot to attack Baltimore power stations
A Maryland woman accused of plotting to carry out attacks on multiple energy substations surrounding Baltimore pleaded guilty on Tuesday to federal conspiracy and firearms charges, court records show. Sarah Beth Clendaniel, of Catonsville, was charged last year with conspiring with a Florida-based founder of the neo-Nazi group Atomwaffen to carry out the attacks, in…
Read MoreNew Jersey Marine accused of threats to kill white people, commit mass shooting
A former Marine from New Jersey was arrested Friday and accused of threatening to kill white people and carry out a mass shooting, federal prosecutors said Monday. Joshua Cobb, 23, of Trenton, wrote on social media in December 2022, before he joined the Marines last year: “I want to cause mayhem on the white community”…
Read MoreCalifornia man who drove into crowd at Stop Asian Hate rally sentenced to 1 year in prison
A California man who pleaded guilty to driving a car into a crowd of “Stop Asian Hate” protesters was sentenced to a year in prison on Monday. Steve Lee Dominguez, 58, from the Southern Californian city of Diamond Bar, drove his car through the middle of the crowd at a 2021 rally in Los Angeles.…
Read MoreSeries of bomb threats targeting LGBTQ+ Pride events in Montana deemed to be hoaxes
A series of bomb threats targeting annual Pride events in Montana were deemed to be hoaxes “used to try to dissuade people from participating” in the LGBTQ+ celebrations, police say. Two threats were made on Saturday and Sunday when the Bozeman Police Department investigated two bomb threats that “occurred within the city limits of Bozeman,”…
Read MoreNYC synagogue bomb threats found to be fake, officials say
Multiple bomb threats were made against synagogues in New York City on Saturday, according to the New York City Police Department. New York officials said the threats were unfounded, and investigators are working to find whoever was responsible. Schumer and Rep. Jerry Nadler held a press conference Sunday morning, saying they had spoken with the…
Read MoreNorth Carolina man sentenced to prison for threatening to kill Jews in Charlotte
A North Carolina man was sentenced to a year-and-a-half in prison Wednesday for threatening to kill Jews in Charlotte days after the Oct. 7 Hamas terrorist attack in Israel, prosecutors said. FBI agents arrested 64-year-old Jeffrey Hobgood in October, accusing him of emailing threats to the Jewish Federation of Greater Charlotte, The Charlotte Observer previously…
Read MorePolice Arrest Polish Teenager Suspected Of Throwing Firebombs At Synagogue
Polish police have arrested a 16-year-old male on suspicion of attacking a synagogue with Molotov cocktails and said they plan to ask prosecutors on Thursday to open an investigation. The Nożyk Synagogue was attacked around 1 a.m. on Wednesday, sustaining some damage to its facade. Nobody was in the prayer hall at that time and…
Read MoreSchool principal was framed using AI-generated racist rant, police say. A co-worker is now charged.
A former high school athletic director was arrested Thursday morning after allegedly using artificial intelligence to impersonate the school principal in a recording that included racist and antisemitic comments about individuals at the school. Dazhon Darien is facing charges including theft, stalking, disruption of school operations and retaliation against a witness. Investigators determined he faked…
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