青少年因企图淹死同伴的出于种族动机的攻击而被判处缓刑。 Teen sentenced to probation for racially motivated attack that attempted to drown a peer.

一名15岁的查塔姆青少年John Sheeran因企图将一个黑人同龄人淹死在池塘中而被判处三年缓刑,该池塘出于种族动机。 A 15-year-old Chatham teenager, John Sheeran, was sentenced to three years of probation for attempting to drown a Black peer in a pond, which was racially motivated. Sheeran对谋杀未遂和用危险武器袭击表示认罪。 Sheeran pleaded guilty to attempted murder and assault with a dangerous weapon. 他必须完成700多小时的社区服务,向受害人写一封道歉信,并避免与受害人接触。 He must complete over 700 hours of community service, write an apology letter to the victim, and avoid contact with the victim. 如果在2028年之前再次被捕,他可能会面临监狱服刑期。 If re-arrested before 2028, he could face prison time.