Justice Dept.: Utah Man Sentenced for Hate Crime Attack of Three Men
August 09, 2023
August 09, 2023
WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Aug. 8, 2023:
A Utah man was sentenced yesterday to 20 years in prison followed by five years of supervised release for his bias-motivated attack of three men at a family-owned business.
On Feb. 19, 2020, after a five day trial, a jury in Salt Lake City convicted Alan Covington for attacking three men with a metal pole because he believed the men were Mexican.
Accordin . . .
A Utah man was sentenced yesterday to 20 years in prison followed by five years of supervised release for his bias-motivated attack of three men at a family-owned business.
On Feb. 19, 2020, after a five day trial, a jury in Salt Lake City convicted Alan Covington for attacking three men with a metal pole because he believed the men were Mexican.
Accordin . . .