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Maine Man Charged with Hate Crime in Black Church Arson

A Maine man accused of setting fire to a Massachusetts church with a predominantly Black congregation been charged with hate crime offenses, federal prosecutors said. Dushko Vulchev is charged in federal court with four counts of damage to religious property …

Man Arrested, Charged with Hate Crime in Missouri Islamic Center Arson

Prosecutors have charged a 42-year-old man accused of setting fire to a Missouri mosque on April 24 with a hate crime and other counts. Nicholas Proffitt, who spent time in prison for defacing the Islamic Center of Cape Girardeau more …

Mississippi Wrongful Death Suit Alleges Hate Crime

The family of a black man who authorities say was run over by a white teenager in a truck in Jackson, Mississippi has filed a wrongful death lawsuit over the alleged hate crime. The lawsuit accuses seven white teenagers of …

Texas Man Pleads Guilty to Multiple Arsons, Attempted Murder

Steven Scott Cantrell, of Crane, Texas, pled guilty to hate crime charges stemming from a series of racially-motivated arsons in December 2010, including the arson of a historic African-American church as part of an effort to murder a disabled African-American …