Hate Incidents
Incidents of apparent hate crimes and hate group activities listed here are drawn primarily from media sources. These incidents include only a fraction of the approximately 191,000 reported and unreported hate crimes that a 2005 government report estimated occur annually.
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Bangor, PA
David Ackley Jr., 22, pled guilty to aggravated assault and terroristic threats for beating a man and calling him racial epithets in December 2011. He was sentenced to one to two years in prison and four years of probation.
Legal Developments
05/30/2012
Manassas, VA
White supremacist Douglas Howard Story, 48, was charged with illegally obtaining a fully automatic AK-47 after suggesting President Barack Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder should be removed from office by violent means.
Legal Developments
05/30/2012
Atlanta, GA
Dorian Moragne, 19, and Dareal Damare Williams, 18, pleaded guilty to aggravated assault, robbery and participation in gang activity after they beat a gay man outside a convenience story on Feb. 4.
Legal Developments
05/29/2012
Springfield, OR
A 15-year-old biracial youth was allegedly chased by a truck occupied by four white people who yelled racial slurs and threatened him.
Intimidation
05/28/2012
Plano, TX
Two men allegedly yelled anti-gay slurs at two women who were holding hands and then beat a male friend who tried to defend the women.
Assault
05/27/2012
Plainfield, IL
Jacob D. Kozak, 24, was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison for threatening to kill a man because he was Jewish.
Legal Developments
05/26/2012
New Independence, MN
A gay man was allegedly assaulted at a party by a crowd of men after he was asked if he was homosexual. Two men, 18 and 19, were arrested.
Assault
05/26/2012
Jersey City, NJ
A gay man was attacked by a man and woman who yelled an anti-gay slur.
Assault
05/26/2012
Spokane, WA
Anti-Semitic and anti-Christian slurs were spray-painted on several campaign signs for a candidate who is a vocal supporter of Israel and the Jewish community.
Vandalism
05/26/2012
Bemidji, MN
A cross bearing a racist message was burned at the residence of a white woman with two biracial children. Two men, 19 and 20, were charged with suspicion of making terroristic threats and use of an incendiary device.
Cross Burnings
05/25/2012
