- A Utah man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison followed by five years of supervised release for his bias-motivated attack on three men at a family-owned business.
- The man, Alan Covington, was convicted by a jury in Salt Lake City for attacking the men with a metal pole because he believed they were Mexican.
- The attack took place on November 27, 2018, at a family-owned tire shop. Covington entered the shop armed with a metal pole and hatchet, demanding to know if the men were Mexican. He shouted that he wanted to “Kill Mexicans” and physically assaulted the business owner, his brother, and teenage son with the metal pole. The teenage son sustained serious injuries to his face, while the others were also attacked. Read More
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