2名南卡罗来纳州男子对针对西班牙裔人的仇恨犯罪和武装抢劫认罪。 2 South Carolina men plead guilty to hate crimes and armed robbery targeting Hispanics.

南卡罗来纳州两名男子查尔斯·安东尼奥·克莱普尔德和迈克尔·约瑟夫·诺克斯对联邦针对西班牙裔个人的仇恨犯罪和武装抢劫认罪。 Two South Carolina men, Charles Antonio Clippard and Michael Joseph Knox, pleaded guilty to federal hate crimes and armed robbery targeting Hispanic individuals. 他们的罪行发生在2021年初,涉及跟踪加油站和杂货店的受害者,在枪口威胁下抢劫他们。 Their crimes, committed in early 2021, involved following victims from gas stations and grocery stores to rob them at gunpoint. 由于司法部和联邦调查局正在努力打击出于偏见的犯罪,他们面临相当长的监禁时间,包括至少14年的火器犯罪。 They face significant prison time, including a minimum of 14 years for firearms offenses, amid ongoing efforts by the DOJ and FBI to combat bias-motivated crimes.