Tag: machete
Mall Cop Reports Anti-Gay Man For Machete Attack
Image via PixabayAn Oregon man is facing hate crime charges for yelling homophobic slurs at an officer while holding a machete.
According to Willamette Week, prosecutors in Multnomah County have applied hate crime charges to a 20-year-old man who shouted anti-gay slurs while waving a machete at a loss prevention officer at a Portland mall’s Macy’s. The man is specifically charged with two intimidation counts, which are Oregon’s hate crime laws, a felony of unlawful use of a weapon, and...
Ethan Stables Trial: White Supremacist Planned Machete Attack On U.K. Pride Event
"I've had enough. I don't want to live in a gay world."
A British man planned to attack a Pride event in Northwest England with a machete and air rifle, jurors heard this week.
On Tuesday, prosecutors claimed 20-year-old Ethan Stables “was enraged” when he learned that the New Empire pub in Cumbria was hosting an LGBT event on June 23, 2017.
Stables began his reconnaissance of the bar that same day, taking notes and snapping photos, with the aim of launching...
