All Posts Tagged Tag: ‘hate crime’

San Fran Popo on the hunt for Castro Gay Bashers…

Police are asking for the public’s help in locating three men who they say were involved in two separate hate crimes in the Castro neighborhood. The first incident happened on March 29 on the 400 block of Castro. The victim was attacked while the suspects yelled homophobic remarks, said Officer Albie Esparza. Then on April 7, at about 10:40 p.m., …

Gay student claims hate attack in beating at Illinois State University…

Gay Illinois State University student, Eric Unger was attacked by a group of men on Saturday night in what appears to be an anti-gay hate crime. Normal Police said the apparent attack is under investigation but could not confirm it was a hate crime. Eric Unger said he had just left a party and was walking home alone about 2:30 …

Marine kills another Marine after spewing anti-gay slurs…

A Marine has been arrested in the stabbing murder of another fellow marine in Washington D.C. following anti-gay slurs… The Marines got into a fight that began when the suspect called the victim an anti-gay slur, police said. After the stabbing, Marine guards stationed nearby subdued the suspect and handed him over to D.C. police. Police say Michael Joseph Poth, 20, used …

Cops investigate Possible Hate Crime. Mans vehicles burned, anti-gay slurs painted on house…

Investigators are considering a hate crime as a motive as two vehicles burned overnight in Lemmon Valley. “I’m more scared for him, if it was a hate crime, I’m more scared for my stepson.” says James Cranfield who lives in the house on Fir Drive. Cranfield says his neighbor woke him up and told him his two cars were on …

2 women plead guilty in gay hate crime case…

Two Kentucky women have pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting a kidnapping and hate-crime assault involving a gay man, the Justice Department announced Friday. Mable Ashley Jenkins and Alexis LeAnn Jenkins entered guilty pleas Wednesday, according to the Justice Department. The pleas were under seal for two days. The two women, both 19, admitted they lured Kevin Pennington into a …

Suspects in Long Beach Gay Attacks sentenced to Years in Prison….

Two men pleaded no contest today to assault involving an attack on two men who had just left a gay and lesbian center near the Art Theatre in Long Beach last Halloween. Long Beach Superior Court Judge Gary Ferrari immediately sentenced 19- year-old Marquise Lucas to six years in prison following his plea to the assault charge and his admission …

Victim of alleged Vancouver gay-bashing, denies he lied…

VANCOUVER — The alleged victim of a homophobic attack in downtown Vancouver is denying he falsely accused a pair of Richmond, B.C., brothers of “gay bashing,” court heard Wednesday. Peter Regier told the court he and his partner David Holtzman were subjected to a “barrage of homophobia” before brothers Parminder Singh Peter Bassi and Ravinder Robbie Bassi allegedly beat the …

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Texas Grandmother faces life in prison for Anti-Gay Hate Crime…

A 71-year old grandmother in the Dallas-Fort Worth area faces life behind bars after assaulting her neighbor with a cane while yelling anti-gay slurs. Details and video follow. Wanda Derby had just finished disowning her son on Facebook for moving in with the homosexual next door when she decided to kick things up a notch. The Wednesday night attack on …

UN urges Chile to toughen laws on hate crimes after killing of gay man…

The U.N. human rights office is urging Chile to pass new laws against hate crimes and discrimination after the killing of a young gay man found beaten with swastikas carved into his body. Rupert Colville, a spokesman for the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, says the “particularly abhorrent murder” of 24-year-old Daniel Zamudio, who died Tuesday night, 25 days …

Police Investigate Possible Hate Crime Against Hollywood Gay Man…

HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (KTLA) — Police are investigating a possible hate crime against a gay man who reported he was attacked early Sunday morning by a group of men in Hollywood. The man told police he was approached by three men about 1:30 a.m. near the intersection of Cahuenga Boulevard and Yucca Street. One of the alleged assailants asked the man …