Posted on Dec 15, 2022
Man who threatened Black Lives Matter supporters pleads guilty to hate crime charges
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A Michigan man has pleaded guilty to hate crime charges after he intimidated supporters of the Black Lives Matter movement by leaving handwritten notes and nooses around his community, the Department of Justice said in a news release.
Kenneth Pilon, 61, pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal district court to two charges of hate crimes. Pilon specifically pleaded guilty to "willfully intimidating and attempting to intimidate citizens from engaging in lawful speech and protests in support of the Black Lives Matter movement" dating back to June and July 2020, according to officials.
Additionally, Pilon pleaded guilty to placing a noose inside a vehicle with an attached note reading: "An accessory to be worn with your 'BLM' t-shirt. Happy protesting!"
Pilon will be sentenced on March 23, according to officials.
In a news release from the Department of Justice, Pilon called nine Starbucks stores across Michigan, telling workers who answered his calls to tell any employees wearing Black Lives Matter T-shirts that "the only good n***er is a dead n***er."
Pilon is also accused of telling one of the employees, "I'm gonna go out and lynch me a n*****."
A Michigan man has pleaded guilty to hate crime charges after he intimidated supporters of the Black Lives Matter movement by leaving handwritten notes and nooses around his community, the Department of Justice said in a news release.
Kenneth Pilon, 61, pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal district court to two charges of hate crimes. Pilon specifically pleaded guilty to "willfully intimidating and attempting to intimidate citizens from engaging in lawful speech and protests in support of the Black Lives Matter movement" dating back to June and July 2020, according to officials.
Additionally, Pilon pleaded guilty to placing a noose inside a vehicle with an attached note reading: "An accessory to be worn with your 'BLM' t-shirt. Happy protesting!"
Pilon will be sentenced on March 23, according to officials.
In a news release from the Department of Justice, Pilon called nine Starbucks stores across Michigan, telling workers who answered his calls to tell any employees wearing Black Lives Matter T-shirts that "the only good n***er is a dead n***er."
Pilon is also accused of telling one of the employees, "I'm gonna go out and lynch me a n*****."
Man who threatened Black Lives Matter supporters pleads guilty to hate crime charges
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."On the calls, Pilon allegedly told employees answering the phone to tell staffers wearing Black Lives Matter T-shirts that “the only good n***er is a dead n***er,” according to court documents.
The calls placed on June 14, 2020, came two days after Starbucks reversed its position prohibiting employees from wearing gear, including T-shirts or pins supporting the Black Lives Matter movement and announced it was giving 250,000 T-shirts to employees."...
..."On the calls, Pilon allegedly told employees answering the phone to tell staffers wearing Black Lives Matter T-shirts that “the only good n***er is a dead n***er,” according to court documents.
The calls placed on June 14, 2020, came two days after Starbucks reversed its position prohibiting employees from wearing gear, including T-shirts or pins supporting the Black Lives Matter movement and announced it was giving 250,000 T-shirts to employees."...
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