Charges dropped for Marysville ex-student accused of racist threats
In 2021, Benjamin Richey allegedly posted a photo of someone holding what appeared to be a pistol, captioned “killing minorities soon.”
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In 2021, Benjamin Richey allegedly posted a photo of someone holding what appeared to be a pistol, captioned “killing minorities soon.”
Man charged with hate crime for alleged threats July 22, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail EVERETT, Wash. (AP) — A Lake Stevens man has been charged with a felony hate crime for allegedly posting a photo of a gun on social media and threatening to kill people of color. Court papers say on Jan. 28, one of Benjamin Richey’s relatives, who was still a student at Marysville Pilchuck High School, had a few friends over. Documents say Richey took the phone of one of the friends without that person’s knowledge and used their Snapchat account to post a photo of himself holding a BB gun with the caption...