Jonathan Chadwick, John Curley and William Chadwick have all been indicted by an Essex County Massachusetts grand jury on charges of assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon. The charges stem from the beating of Justin Goodwin, a gay man who was enjoying an evening at a bar…
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Two Massachusetts Men Arrested, Charged With Committing Hate Crimes
A thirty three year Salem, Massachusetts man was beaten so badly outside of a Gloucester bar that he had to undergo ten hours of surgery. He suffered severe head trauma and has lost hearing in his right ear and he cannot see out of his right eye. The defendants are…
Three Massachusetts Men Charged With Federal Hate Crimes
Three Springfield, Massachusetts men were charged in Federal Court with a civil rights violation stemming from an arson purportedly committed on November 5, 2008. Authorities stated the men poured gasoline inside and outside the church and set fire to the structure “because it was a black church”. The act took…
2 Massachusetts Men Charged With Hate Crimes In Federal Court
Last Thursday two Massachusetts men were charged with committing hate crimes against two Muslim families of Middle Eastern descent. Boston.com reported that Adam Bonito of Revere and Christopher Giaquinto of Winthrop repeatedly vandalized and damaged cars parked in front of a duplex where the victim lived. One of the counts stems from…