“This important bill will close a glaring loophole in state law that allows defendants to avoid hate crime charges even though their actions were motivated by prejudice.”
Daniel Andrew McGee of Oregon, who faces federal hate-crime charges, told police he'd had nightmares directing him to kill a gay man he met on Grindr.
Luis Carlos Herrera Quiroz was punched and kicked in the assault last weekend in South Beach.
Antonio Zephir says the neighbors have harassed him previously, and he is seeking a restraining order.
The San Diego attack left the victim with injuries to his spine, nose, and eye socket.
Taylor Knight admitted to leading an attack that saw the teen doused with boiling water and pelted with cigarettes.
A Madrid man changed his story on Wednesday. However, protests organized due to the original alleged attack went on as planned.
