Justice Dept.: Second Florida Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Hate Crime for Racially-Motivated Attack on Black Man Using Axe Handle
October 18, 2022
October 18, 2022
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 . . .
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 . . .