Tennessee man facing federal hate crime charges
Source: Associated Press
Sheila Burke, Associated Press Updated 6:22 pm, Monday, April 9, 2018
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) A Tennessee man accused of harassing two teenage Muslim girls and then swinging a knife and attacking their father is a facing a federal hate crime charge, the Justice Department said Monday.
A federal grand jury in Nashville has indicted Christopher Beckham and charged him with violating the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act and lying to the FBI.
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He is accused of confronting two sisters in hijabs after they got off a school bus and saying "Allahu Akbar!" and "Go back to your country," federal court records say.
Read more: https://www.chron.com/news/crime/article/Tennessee-man-facing-federal-hate-crime-charges-12819248.php
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lunasun
(21,646 posts)Stonepounder
(4,033 posts)RightiswrongTn
(92 posts)Hypocrites!! Where are all the so called "men of God"" that should be condemning his behavior. I hope there is a Hell, this prick will knock the bottom out of it.
Lars39
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FSogol
(45,692 posts)I hope he gets the full 15 year sentence.