Massachusetts man, accused of punching gay man and yelling homophobic slur at him in alleged hate crime, ordered held without bail, DA says
Updated Feb 23, 2021;
A Massachusetts man accused of punching a gay man last year and yelling homophobic slurs at him outside his home in an alleged hate crime was ordered to be held in prison without bail earlier this month, according to prosecutors announced Tuesday.
Michael Cates was arrested in July 2020 and indicted by a Bristol Superior Court jury in November over accusations he walked onto a couple’s property in Taunton last summer and violently assaulted one of the men, according to a statement from Bristol District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III’s office.
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