On Friday, James Brown, 41, of Marion, Virginia was sentenced in federal court for his crimes.
"When Brown burned a cross in the victim's front yard, he carried out a despicable act of intimidation, interfered with a federally protected housing right, and broke a serious federal law," Bubar stated in court."Today's sentence demonstrates that such threatening acts of hatred will be swiftly investigated and prosecuted. We thank the FBI and state partners for their hard work on this important case.
Special Agent in Charge Stanley M. Meador said that the ultimate goal in this case was to set a precedent for anyone else who may want to commit racially charged crimes. "We have zero tolerance in our communities for those individuals violating anyone's civil rights," said Meador."Investigating allegations of civil rights violations continues to be a top priority for the FBI; and through our community liaison and law enforcement partnerships, we will continue to investigate and mitigate the unwanted and unwarranted behavior of racially motivated individuals.
Meador ended his statements by encouraging anyone who has been a victim of a hate crime to report it to law enforcement.to report that a man burned a cross in her front yard. Once the officers arrived, they found a cross-shaped piece of wood up against a burn barrel in her yard with red hot coals. "When interviewed by agents with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Victim #1 broke into tears while describing the incident," FBI Special Agent Chad Potter said in a court affidavit."I know from my training and experience that cross burnings have historically been used to specifically target and intimidate African Americans."
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