Tag : Hate Crimes
Benjamin Thomas Samuel McDowell title : White Supremacist Bought Gun For 'Dylann Roof-style' Attack, Says FBI
summary : A South Carolina man, accused of planning an attack "in the spirit of Dylann Roof," was arrested by FBI after he bought a gun in the Myrtle Beach area. Benjamin Thomas Samuel McDowell, 29, is a convicted felon.
date : Feb 17, 2017 11:40 AM EST
Dylann Roof in court title : Church Shooting Suspect Dylann Roof Acting as His Own Attorney
summary : Dylann Roof, the 22-year-old white man accused of fatally shooting nine black parishioners at a S.C. church during June 2015 was allowed Monday to act as his own attorney in his death penalty trial, which may include him questioning survivors of the attack and relatives of those who died during the incident.
date : Nov 28, 2016 05:11 PM EST
Dylann Roof title : Charleston Church Shootings: Accused 'Hate Crimer' Dylann Roof Found Competent for Trial
summary : Dylann Roof, the white man accused of killing nine African-Americans in a Charleston, S.C., church has been declared competent to stand trial by Judge Richard Gergel around 9:30 a.m. Friday. Jury selection for this matter is scheduled to begin Monday.
date : Nov 25, 2016 11:19 AM EST
title : Las Vegas Mosque Vandalized With Raw Bacon
summary : Spring Valley, Nev., mosque worshippers headed to early morning prayers last Sunday arrived to an unwelcome surprise: Raw bacon was threaded through the handles of the building's doors. Local police are investigating the incident as a possible hate crime — Islam considers any type of pork to be "haram," or forbidden, to touch or eat.
date : Jan 02, 2016 02:51 PM EST