Judge allows racist FB page as evidence in fatal stabbing
Source: Associated Press
Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press Updated 6:56 pm CDT, Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Photo: AP
FILE - This combination of photos provided by the U.S. Army and the University of Maryland Police Department shows Richard Collins III, right, and Sean Urbanski. Prosecutors can present evidence that Urbanski, a white man charged with fatally stabbing Richard Collins III, on the University of Maryland's campus had racist memes on his cellphone and "liked" a racist Facebook page, a judge ruled Wednesday, June 5, 2019. (U.S. Army, University of Maryland Police Department via AP, File)
UPPER MARLBORO, Md. (AP) — Racist memes on a cellphone and a racist Facebook page can be used as evidence in the trial of a white man charged with murder and a hate crime in a black student's fatal stabbing on the University of Maryland's campus, a judge ruled Wednesday.
Sean Urbanski's attorneys argued it would deprive their client of a fair trial if jurors were to see evidence that the 24-year-old liked a Facebook page called "Alt-Reich: Nation" and had at least six photographs of racist memes on his phone.
Prince George's County prosecutors said the racist content found on Urbanski's cellphone point to a motive for the killing, indicating he stabbed Bowie State University student Richard Collins III because he was black.
"These photographs show that the defendant has a bias against black people," said deputy state's attorney Jason Abbott. "These photos show violence against black people."
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