Justice Dept.: Oregon Man Pleads Guilty to Hate Crime Charges for Bias-Motivated Attacks in Boise
June 16, 2023
June 16, 2023
WASHINGTON, June 16 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on June 15, 2023:
An Oregon man pleaded guilty in the U.S. District Court in Boise, Idaho, today to two federal hate crimes.
According to court records, on Oct. 8, 2022, while at the Boise Public Library Main Branch in downtown Boise, Matthew Alan Lehigh, 31, approached a transgender library employee, called her a slur, punched her and threatened to stab her. A member of the library' . . .
An Oregon man pleaded guilty in the U.S. District Court in Boise, Idaho, today to two federal hate crimes.
According to court records, on Oct. 8, 2022, while at the Boise Public Library Main Branch in downtown Boise, Matthew Alan Lehigh, 31, approached a transgender library employee, called her a slur, punched her and threatened to stab her. A member of the library' . . .