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ItsjustMe

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Fri Aug 26, 2022, 07:54 PM Aug 2022

Florida man convicted in hate crime road rage attack on Black martial artist dad who fought back

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/florida-man-convicted-hate-crime-road-rage-attack-black-martial-artist-rcna44951

A Florida man has been convicted of a hate crime for a road rage incident last year in which he tried to run a Black man driving with his family off the road and assault him — only to find the victim was a mixed-martial artist who fought back and put him in a chokehold.

Jordan Patrick Leahy, 29, was found guilty by a federal jury in Tampa on Wednesday of interfering with the victim's federally protected right to drive on the street in the Aug. 8, 2021 incident in Seminole, Florida, the Department of Justice announced in a release.

Prosecutors called the incident a “racially-motivated attack,” alleging Leahy targeted the victim, identified by the initials J.T., because of his race and color and because he was traveling on a public road.

In the road attack, Leahy came upon J.T. headed to Clearwater, Florida, with his girlfriend and 4-year-old daughter, court documents show.

Leahy pulled alongside J.T., yelled racial slurs and pretended to “shoot” at J.T.’s vehicle with hand gestures, according to trial evidence.

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Florida man convicted in hate crime road rage attack on Black martial artist dad who fought back (Original Post) ItsjustMe Aug 2022 OP
I looked up 'burnt out Aryan incel racist' and found Mr. Leahy CurtEastPoint Aug 2022 #1
FAFO of the month. IrishAfricanAmerican Aug 2022 #2
GOOD Diamond_Dog Aug 2022 #3
Article says he can get up to 10 years SCantiGOP Aug 2022 #4
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