Man sentenced in hate crime against biracial man
INDEPENDENCE, Mo. -- A Missouri man who admitted to vandalizing and burning a biracial man's home has been sentenced to 3 1/2 years in prison.
Twenty-three-year-old Charles Wilhelm, of Independence, was sentenced Tuesday in federal court for conspiracy and violating the Fair Housing Act.
The three all admitted they entered Reed's mobile home in June 2006 and wrote racial slurs on the walls. Two days later, the mobile home was destroyed by fire.
Witthar was sentenced to more than five years in prison. Martin is scheduled to be sentenced Aug. 2.
Twenty-three-year-old Charles Wilhelm, of Independence, was sentenced Tuesday in federal court for conspiracy and violating the Fair Housing Act.
Prosecutors said Wilhelm conspired with David Martin
and Teresa Witthar to intimidate Nathaniel Reed into moving out of his
mobile home in Independence, in part because he is biracial.
The three all admitted they entered Reed's mobile home in June 2006 and wrote racial slurs on the walls. Two days later, the mobile home was destroyed by fire.
Witthar was sentenced to more than five years in prison. Martin is scheduled to be sentenced Aug. 2.
Read more here: http://www.sacbee.com/2012/07/24/4655484/man-sentenced-in-hate-crime-against.html#storylink=cpy
Source:The Associated Press
Published: Tuesday, Jul. 24, 2012
Did the state of Missouri NOT get the invitation into the 21st century????
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