| Tipoffs for Jacksonville, Florida (Federal Agencies) Newsletter for Tuesday October 18, 2022 ( 1 items ) |
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Justice Dept.: Second Florida Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Hate Crime for Racially-Motivated Attack on Black Man Using Axe Handle
WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Oct. 17, 2022:
Roy Lashley, 55, pleaded guilty today to a federal hate crime for attacking a Black man because of his actual and perceived race.
According to the plea agreement, on Nov. 17, 2021, Lashley traveled to the Family Dollar in Citrus Springs, Florida, where the victim, a Black man, was shopping inside. Lashley repeatedly used racial slurs inside the store in reference to the victim and then fol
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