According to the plea agreement, using force or a threat of force, Frederick Eugene Pierallini III, 27, willfully intimidated the victims and interfered with their enjoyment of federally protected activities because of their race and color.
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According to the plea agreement, on Sept. 10, 2022, Frederick Eugene Pierallini III, 27, went to Daily’s Place at 620 Chaffee Road South in Jacksonville in an attempt to buy snacks at the register. When he went to purchase the food items, his card was declined. He then attempted to walk out of the store with unpaid merchandise.
Two days later, Pierallini approached a woman sitting in her walker on a sidewalk near 1571 University Boulevard West. He directed racial slurs at her and told her that she could not sit where she was. Pierallini also threatened to kill her. He then left, returned with a shotgun and fired a single shot.
“The defendant is being held accountable for targeting two Black women with a gun on two separate days because of their race and because they were engaging in federally protected activities,” said Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division. “Racially motivated threats and acts of violence have no place in our society today.
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