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Mobile County District Attorney Ashley Rich said Wednesday her office met with representatives of the FBI, the local U.S. Attorney and the Mobile police department about the mob beating of Matthew Owens last Saturday.
WKRG reported "[t]hey want the feds to decide whether a hate crime was committed"
WKRG also reported Wednesday that Terry Rawls, a 44-year-old man with an extensive criminal history, was arrested earlier in the day and charged with first degree assault.
Rawls, a man with a record of assault, burglary, theft and drug possession, reportedly has had a running feud with Owens since 2009, according to the District Attorney's office.
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ZombieHorde
(29,047 posts)I feel like the media is trying to manipulate us for attention.
dkf
(37,305 posts)But Owen's sister is mad as heck and is making all kinds of allegations.
Sigh.
MrSlayer
(22,143 posts)But whether or not this was a hate crime is up in the air. Conflicting stories and uncertainty all around. More details are needed.
vaberella
(24,634 posts)I think this would have happened if he was Black too. From what I have read...there has been racial tensions but I think this is the stupid actions of people who had their kids life threatened by a nutter waving two kitchen knives and screaming slurs. I don't see that racially motivated.
Meiko
(1,076 posts)neighborhood feud that has been brewing for a long time and finally boiled over. It would be interesting to see the police records on how many times the cops have had to respond to this neighborhood to look into "problems". I don't know if a hate crime charge is appropriate here but I think if you are going to charge Rawls with a hate crime you had better charge Owens with one as well.