Man Charged with Hate Crime, Assault for Allegedly Trying to Run Over Black Children After Massachusetts Playground Fight
A 36-year-old man is facing numerous hate crimes and assaults charges after reportedly attempting to run over Black children in his pickup truck after a playground fight after a Massachusetts school.
Shane Belleville of Holbrook is charged with assault and battery and four counts each of assault with a dangerous weapon, a civil rights violation and assault with the intent to intimidate based on race.
Belleville allegedly showed up at Holbrook Middle-Senior High School after a young family member called him following a conflict between two groups of children.
A Massachusetts man has been charged with hate crimes after he allegedly tried to run over a group of Black kids with his truck while shouting racial slurs.
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Man charged with trying to run down Black kids with truck
A Massachusetts man has been charged with hate crimes after authorities say he drove his pickup truck toward a group of Black children while yelling a racial slur
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HOLBROOK, Mass. A Massachusetts man has been charged with hate crimes after authorities say he drove his pickup truck toward a group of Black children while yelling a racial slur.
Shane Belleville, 36, was arrested Thursday and charged with crimes including assault with a dangerous weapon, civil rights violations and assault with intent to intimidate based on race. A phone message was left Tuesday with his attorney.
2021/04/21 01:01 HOLBROOK, Mass. (AP) A Massachusetts man has been charged with hate crimes after authorities say he drove his pickup truck toward a group of Black children while yelling a racial slur. Shane Belleville, 36, was arrested Thursday and charged with crimes including assault with a dangerous weapon, civil rights violations and assault with intent to intimidate based on race. A phone message was left Tuesday with his attorney. Police said officers responded to the playground at Holbrook Middle Senior High School on April 10 after a caller reported that a man in a pickup truck tried to run over the caller and a group of friends.