Lesbian teen brutally beaten at Illinois McDonald's in potential hate crime
Kady Grass is looking to bring her attackers to justice.
MAY 21, 2025
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Kady Grass is looking to bring her attackers to justice.
Eric Elkins faces aggravated battery charges in the September attack at a Chicago gay club last year.
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The 19-year-old duct-taped the victim to a chair and attacked the victim with the pipe wrench before police arrived, authorities say.
Martin Blackwell will face two counts of aggravated battery and eight counts of aggravated assault.
The complete stranger asked if the man was gay moments before throwing a punch.
Martin Blackwell was found guilty on several counts of aggravated battery and assault.
The attacker has been charged with aggravated battery and is being held in a juvenile detention center.
A judge told Gabriel Maturin and Isaiah Medina (pictured), the two men deemed most responsible for last year's beatings of two gay men in Santa Fe, N.M., that "you need to see the inside of the penitentiary."
"It wasn't an easy decision. You've got the mother sitting there. You feel bad."
Miami-Dade prosecutors upgraded the charges to hate crimes Thursday.