Post by pavel on Mar 20, 2016 2:19:10 GMT -6
FBI begins hate crime probe over boiling water being poured on gay men
The FBI has opened a hate-crime investigation into the incident in which an Atlanta man allegedly poured boiling water on two gay men as they lay in bed.
Steve Emmett of the FBI’s Atlanta office said Friday that the agency is working with the College Park Police Department and the Fulton County District Attorney’s Office in the case.
“It’s important for the public to know that we are taking a look at this case,” Emmett said.
Martin Blackwell, 48, is in the Fulton County Jail on two counts of aggravated battery, according to jail records. Blackwell’s girlfriend is the mother of one of the victims.
Read more: www.ajc.com/news/news/crime-law/fbi-begins-hate-crime-probe-over-boiling-water-bei/nqn8n/
The FBI has opened a hate-crime investigation into the incident in which an Atlanta man allegedly poured boiling water on two gay men as they lay in bed.
Steve Emmett of the FBI’s Atlanta office said Friday that the agency is working with the College Park Police Department and the Fulton County District Attorney’s Office in the case.
“It’s important for the public to know that we are taking a look at this case,” Emmett said.
Martin Blackwell, 48, is in the Fulton County Jail on two counts of aggravated battery, according to jail records. Blackwell’s girlfriend is the mother of one of the victims.
Read more: www.ajc.com/news/news/crime-law/fbi-begins-hate-crime-probe-over-boiling-water-bei/nqn8n/