Police: Death of black teen run down in Oregon hate crime

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press

Police: Death of black teen run down in Oregon hate crime
Sep 13, 7:09 PM EDT
By GILLIAN FLACCUS
Associated Press

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- An Oregon man and his girlfriend accused of intentionally running down a black teen after an altercation in a convenience store parking lot face new hate crime charges alleging they targeted the victim because of his race.

Russell Orlando Courtier, 38, pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges of first- and second-degree intimidation in the death of Larnell Malik Bruce, court documents say. Colleen Hunt, 35, who was in the passenger seat, pleaded not guilty to a charge of first-degree intimidation.

Under Oregon law, a charge of intimidation means the defendants are accused of acting based on their perception of the victim's race, color, religion or disability.

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Last month, The Portland Mercury raised questions about Courtier's possible affiliation with a white supremacist group after finding pictures on his Facebook page that show him with a tattoo of "EK," which stands for European Kindred. At the time, authorities had not charged him or Hunt with a hate crime, but were investigating.





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Larnell Bruce.

[Feeling the Bern]

1. Wow. . .he has a tattoo on his forearm that describes him perfectly.

[vkkv]

2. Gravy Train.. Dinner in a can.. on the counter...

yum.

[Calista241]

4. Lol. Out of all the stuff to see in that picture, you see gravy train.

I've never had it. I bet it tastes awesome, but will kill you if you eat the whole can.

[4lbs]

3. I'd be willing to bet $1000 that they are DEPLORABLE Trump supporters.

Just a hunch.

[SunSeeker]

5. K & R for exposure of deplorables. nt

[Spitfire of ATJ]

6. Two fewer Trump votes.

[Warren DeMontague]

7. Local Coverage:

http://www.oregonlive.com/gresham/index.ssf/2016/09/white_couple_now_charged_with.html#incart_2box

The father's words are wrenching.

[fun n serious]

8. I live just 20 blocks..

from where this happened in East Portland almost Gresham. The accused has a Trump sticker on his Jeep. I hope he gets life w/o parole

[bucolic_frolic]

9. Is this what

'my African American' meant?