Justice Dept.: 2 Florida Men Sentenced for Racially-Motivated Hate Crime Following Violent Assault on a Black Man
January 26, 2023
January 26, 2023
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Jan. 25, 2023:
Two Florida men were sentenced today in federal court in the Middle District of Florida for hate crime charges in connection with their racially-motivated attack against a Black man in Citrus Springs.
Roy Lashley, 56, was sentenced to 60 months in prison, and his brother, Robert Lashley, 52, was sentenced to 36 months in prison.
According to the facts . . .
Two Florida men were sentenced today in federal court in the Middle District of Florida for hate crime charges in connection with their racially-motivated attack against a Black man in Citrus Springs.
Roy Lashley, 56, was sentenced to 60 months in prison, and his brother, Robert Lashley, 52, was sentenced to 36 months in prison.
According to the facts . . .