Texas Man Sentenced to 15 Years For Targeting Gay Men For Home Invasions Via Grindr

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One of four accused criminals who posed as gay men on Grindr to set up home invasions was sentenced this week to 15 years on hate crime and other charges including kidnapping, carjacking, and use of firearms in the commission of a crime, the Tyler Morning Telegraph reported.

21-year-old Frisco, Texas man Nigel Garrett pleaded guilty and is the first to be sentenced from the group. Anthony Shelton, Chancler Encalade Jr., and Cameron Ocion Ajiduah are all awaiting sentencing after admitting their roles in the incident:

When Garrett and the other men entered the victim’s home, they tied the man up with tape, beat him up and made derogatory statements to the victim for being gay. The armed men also stole the victim’s property and his car during the home invasion.

The indictment also said the defendants posed as gay men on Grindr and conspired to assault the victims during four home invasions between Jan. 17, 2017 and Feb. 7 in Plano, Frisco and Aubrey. The indictment said the men committed the crimes because of the victims’ sexual orientation.

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[Throck]

1. Just saw it on CBS

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/one-of-four-men-who-used-dating-app-to-assault-rob-gay-men-gets-prison/