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Saturday 7 November 2015

Hate crime charges brought in beating of homeless immigrant

BOSTON (AP) — Two Bos- Scott Leader, 38, and Steve to be deported,” accord- condone violence.” home from a Boston Red
ton brothers who claimed Leader, 30, with civil rights ing to a state police report. Sox game, then urinated
to be inspired in part by violations while causing The Republican presiden- The 58-year-old victim was on him, punched him and
Donald Trump’s views on bodily injury, a charge that tial candidate later de- beat him with a metal pole.
immigrants face new hate carries up to 10 years in nounced the attack. “Bos- treated for a broken nose He was sleeping near a
crime charges for allegedly prison. ton incident is terrible. We train station at the time.
beating and urinating on a Scott Leader allegedly told need energy and passion, and other injuries. Witnesses flagged down a
homeless Mexican man. police after their arrest in but we must treat each state trooper.Scott Leader
The indictments an- August: “Donald Trump was other with respect,” Trump Lawyers for the brothers did told police the victim insti-
nounced Friday charge right, all these illegals need tweeted. “I would never gated the confrontation. q
not immediately return calls

seeking comment Friday.

Prosecutors have said the

brothers encountered

the man while heading

Personnel records show years of complaints against officer

DON BABWIN nity support after his death Fox Lake Village Manager Anne Marrin accompanied by Lake respected youth mentor,
TAMMY WEBBER in September. His death, County sheriff’s Detective Chris Covelli speaks during a news Gliniewicz also had prob-
Associated Press moments after he radioed conference on Fox Lake police Lt. Charles Joseph Gliniewicz in lems off the job. In one
FOX LAKE, Illinois (AP) — An that he was chasing three Round Lake Beach, Ill. incident, an officer took
Illinois police officer who suspicious men, prompted Gliniewicz home after he
staged his suicide to make an intense manhunt involv- (Gilbert R. Boucher II/Daily Herald via AP) was found passed out in
it look like he was murdered ing hundreds of officers. his truck, and Gliniewicz
had a troubled job history, Thousands attended his reported his truck stolen
ranging from numerous sus- funeral, and he was held the next day, according to
pensions to sexual harass- up as the latest example of documents in the file.
ment allegations to com- dangers faced by police. The records were released
plaints that he intimidated Investigators revealed on late Thursday by the Village
an emergency dispatcher Wednesday that he had of Fox Lake in response to a
with guns, according to his elaborately planned his Freedom of Information re-
personnel records. own killing after stealing quest, after a day in which
The image of Lt. Charles and laundering money officials said Gliniewicz had
Joseph Gliniewicz that’s from a Police Explorers Pro- sought out a hit man to kill
emerged in recent days gram he oversaw for seven a village administrator he
stands in stark contrast to years. feared would expose him
the outpouring of commu- Despite a reputation as a as a thief.q

Man convicted of murder in deadly South by Southwest crash

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A jury of deliberation. About 50 ingly caused the death of Owens’ intent, but to focus a gas station and swerve
on Friday found a driver people had crowded into two or more people when on how he was aware his around a parked car in his
guilty of capital murder in the courtroom to hear the he drove into the crowd. conduct could be dead- way.
a crash that killed four peo- verdict. Prosecutors did not seek ly. She said an officer had “There is no other answer
ple last year at the South by The verdict means Owens the death penalty. been trying to conduct a than that the defendant
Southwest festival in Austin. will automatically spend Owens was on trial after simple traffic stop when knew what he was doing —
The Austin American- the rest of his life in prison being charged with capital Owens refused to comply and he didn’t care,” Mer-
Statesman reports the Trav- without the possibility of murder and four counts of and fled. edith said. “He didn’t care
is County jury returned with parole. To find him guilty of felony murder. Meredith told jurors that who was in his way. He was
the verdict against 23-year- capital murder, jurors had In closing arguments Friday, Owens had the where- not going to be stopped.
old Rashad Owens after a to unanimously agree Ow- prosecutor Amy Meredith withal to turn on his blinker, He was not going to go to
little more than three hours ens intentionally or know- told jurors to not talk about maneuver his way around jail.”q