Newark Man Charged With Hate Crime Against Gay Neighbors

[William769]

A Newark, New Jersey man has been charged with a hate crime for harassing a gay couple that lived next door to him with actions that escalated to include slashing their tires.

According to the Associated Press, Douglas Brown was arrested Thursday and faces harassment, bias intimidation and criminal mischief charges. He was being held on $25,000 bail.

“Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn Murray says the 36-year-old Brown began harassing his former neighbors in Newark's Ironbound section in May. She says he called them homophobic names, putting oil on their home, destroying property and slashing their tires, among other incidents,” reports the AP.

http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2011/09/23/Newark_Man_Charged_With_Hate_Crime_Against_Gay_Neighbors/

[xchrom]

1. I hope he has to pay big time for that.

25 thousand sounds too little for terrorizing people.

[bullwinkle428]

2. "They was ruinin' my property valuez!"

:mad:

K&R.