Justice Dept.: Idaho Man Indicted for Federal Hate Crime Against LGBTQ Residents of Boise
January 14, 2023
January 14, 2023
WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release:
A federal grand jury in Boise returned an indictment on Jan. 10, charging an Idaho man with a hate crime.
The indictment alleges that on Oct. 12, 2022, Matthew Alan Lehigh, 31, attempted to cause bodily injury to two people in Boise by driving his car at them. This assault, the indictment alleges, was motivated by the actual and perceived sexual orientation of the victims.
A federal grand jury in Boise returned an indictment on Jan. 10, charging an Idaho man with a hate crime.
The indictment alleges that on Oct. 12, 2022, Matthew Alan Lehigh, 31, attempted to cause bodily injury to two people in Boise by driving his car at them. This assault, the indictment alleges, was motivated by the actual and perceived sexual orientation of the victims.