Graham Williamson becomes second person to admit federal hate crime charges following racist incident in 2017.
A man is facing a lengthy jail sentence after he admitted to burning a cross in a predominately black area of Mississippi in order to intimidate the families that live there.
Williams said he constructed the cross using materials from in and around Revette's home. The pair then set it alight near the home of African-American residents, including the home of a juvenile victim, in order to"threaten, frighten, and intimidate" them. "The defendant used a violent symbol of racial intimidation to threaten these victims and inspire fear, while they resided in the security of their own homes," Assistant Attorney General Eric Dreiband of the Civil Rights Division said in a statement."The Department of Justice does not tolerate these hateful and historically egregious acts, and will continue to vigorously prosecute criminals who violate the civil rights of peaceful community members.
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