Mississippi man gets 42 months in prison for cross burning
A Mississippi man who burned a cross in his front yard to intimidate his Black neighbors has been sentenced to 42 months in prison
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A Mississippi man who burned a cross in his front yard to intimidate his Black neighbors has been sentenced to 42 months in prison
The US Department of Justice just announced the sentence for a hate crime committed by 24-year-old Axel Cox.
Axel Cox said he chose to burn the cross in front of his Black neighbors because of their race, saying he "intended to scare them into moving out of the neighborhood."
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Axel Cox said he chose to burn the cross in front of his Black neighbors because of their race, saying he "intended to scare them into moving out of the neighborhood."