Justice Dept.: Florida Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Hate Crime for Racially-Motivated Attack on a Black Man
October 05, 2022
October 05, 2022
WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Oct. 4, 2022:
Robert Lashley, 52, 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 followed the victim outside into the parking lot and then a . . .
Robert Lashley, 52, 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 followed the victim outside into the parking lot and then a . . .