Dallas man pleads guilty to federal hate crimes in connection with attacks targeting gay men
Dallas man pleads guilty to federal hate crimes in connection with attacks targeting gay men
Daniel Jenkins faces up to 26 years for his role in a scheme that used the Grindr app to lure victims to an apartment, where they were assaulted and robbed.
Daniel Jenkins (left) was the last of four men, also including (continuing toward right) Michael Atkinson, Pablo Ceniceros-Deleon and Daryl Henry, to plead guilty to federal charges in a 2017 scheme that targeted gay men.(File )
6:58 PM on Jun 3, 2021 CDT
A Dallas man pleaded guilty Wednesday to multiple charges stemming from a 2017 spree in which he and three others kidnapped, assaulted and robbed gay men who they had lured through the Grindr social-networking app.
A Texas man admitted in court this week that he used the dating app Grindr to lure gay men to an apartment where he and other assailants would rob and beat the victims at least one of whom had feces smeared on his face the Justice Department announced Thursday.
A Texas man admitted in court this week that he used the dating app Grindr to lure gay men to an apartment where he and other assailants would rob and beat the victims at least one of whom had feces smeared on his face the Justice Department announced Thursday.