Kevin Williamson appeared in court and didn’t seem to be fazed by the severity of the felony charge, even cracking a joke.
Williamson disclosed that his occupation is as a painter and that he made “maybe” $1,500 in the last month.Asked if he had any dependents, Williamson replied “No sir, except some cats.”The State Attorney’s Office said Friday this case won’t be prosecuted as a hate crime.
Prosecutors said there are two reasons they won’t be classifying this a hate crime: They don’t have evidence that McCoy was “individually targeted” because of her race” and because of her own actions just before the attack. The state says they are obligated to only file charges they believe can be proven beyond a reasonable doubt to a jury.
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