Two Oklahoma men plead guilty to racially motivated hate crime
The two face a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison, three years of supervised release and a fine of up to $250,000.
The two face a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison, three years of supervised release and a fine of up to $250,000.
The two face a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison, three years of supervised release and a fine of up to $250,000.
Two men pleaded guilty to a racially motivated hate crime in connection with a 2019 assault outside a Shawnee bar.
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Earlier this year, a federal grand jury indicted Brandon Killian and Devan Johnson for assaulting Jarric Carolina in June 2019 outside the Brickhouse Saloon in Shawnee.
"These two defendants are being held accountable for subjecting a Black man to a brutal and racially motivated assault," Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke said in a news release. "Convictions like these make clear that the Department of Justice will continue to investigate and prosecute individuals who violently assault others because of their race or the color of their skin."
Police said at the time of the attack that officers responded to the scene and found a victim unconscious, lying facedown on the ground. There was a pool of blood near him, and authorities said the victim had multiple cuts and swelling all over his head.
Killian and Johnson face a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison, three years of supervised release and a fine of up to $250,000.
"The defendants targeted a Black victim for a brutal attack simply because of the color of his skin," U.S. Attorney Robert Troester said in the news release. "Hate-fueled criminal conduct is morally reprehensible and can never be acceptable in a civilized society. We will continue to use every tool at our disposal to combat all hate crimes."