Prosecutors: CLCIllinois student charged with hate crime after tearing down Pride flag
A College of Lake County student who officials said tore down a Pride flag in a classroom at the Grayslake campus and attacked two teachers Thursday is being charged with two felony counts of aggravated battery and one count of a hate crime.
Jason D. May has been held at the Lake County jail since Saturday on a $50,000 cash bond. He would need to post $5,000 to be released while his case is pending. May approached a college staff member while they were at their desk and tore down a Pride flag the employee had hanging behind them, the Lake County State's Attorney's Office said Wednesday.
There was a struggle between May and the staff member as well as a second CLC staff member who tried to intervene, officials said.Check back for more details on this developing story.
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