White Maryland college student, 25, who fatally stabbed black Army recruit, 23, after his mind was poisoned by pro-Hitler Facebook page gets life in prison as he apologizes to victim s parents
Sean Christopher Urbanski has been sentenced to life in prison for the fatal stabbing of Richard Collins III at University of Maryland campus in May 2017
Urbanski was found to be a member of the Facebook group Alt-Reich: Nation, though his lawyers claimed crime was fueled by alcohol, not racism
At around 3:30am on May 20, 2017, Collins was waiting for an Uber with two friends on Maryland s College Park campus when he was stabbed in chest
police say urbanski is linked to a facebook group called alt-reich nation that posts racist memes. it shows extreme bias against women, latinos, members of the jewish faith, and especially african-americans. reporter: abc news has learned the suspect has no criminal record. his attorney says he was drunk and incoherent that night. collins, who was set to graduate from nearby bowie state university tomorrow, had been recently commissioned as a second lieutenant in the army. he had dreams of going and doing great things. serving this country, loving his family and loving people. and he loved god. reporter: police say surveillance footage of this stabbing. the state attorney asking the community remain patience as they gather evidence. saying it s far too early to call this a hate crime. david. adrienne bankert tonight. there s new video emerging this evening after a deadly attack at a nursing home in ohio. we reported on the police chief who was killed. several workers target