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A 21-year-old UConn student was arrested Thursday and charged with a hate crime one month after a swastika was found spray-painted on the side of a chemistry building on campus during Passover and directly across the street from UConn Hillel.
A student was arrested and charged with a hate crime after allegedly spray-painting a swastika on the side of a building on the University of Connecticut campus, police said Thursday. Kristopher Pieper, 21, a junior from Enfield, Connecticut, was arrested Thursday and charged with intimidation based on bigotry or bias and criminal mischief, according to a police news release, provided by the school to USA TODAY. Police had identified him as a person of interest in the spray-painting of a swastika on UConn's chemistry building, directly across the street from the school's Hillel chapter, a...
'Deeply disturbing': UConn student charged with hate crime after allegedly painting swastika on building, police say Elinor Aspegren, USA TODAY What are hate crimes? An informative look at what they are and why they are on the rise Replay Video UP NEXT A student was arrested and charged with a hate crime after allegedly spray-painting a swastika on the side of a building on the University of Connecticut campus, police said Thursday. Kristopher Pieper, 21, a junior from Enfield, Connecticut, was arrested Thursday and charged with intimidation based on bigotry or bias and cri...
UConn Student Allegedly Admits Spray-Painting Swastika Across the Street from Hillel House People 1 day ago © Provided by People UConn Police Department Kristopher Pieper A University of Connecticut student has been arrested on accusations he spray-painted a swastika on a building across the street from the school's Hillel chapter in March, according to multiple reports. Kristopher Pieper, 21, a junior at the Storrs school, is charged with third-degree intimidation based on bigotry or bias and third-degree criminal mischief, the Police say the swastika was reported on the school's chemi...
University of Connecticut student charged with hate crime for painting swastika near Jewish center Morgan Gstalter © UConn Police Department University of Connecticut student charged with hate crime for painting swastika near Jewish center A student at the University of Connecticut on Thursday was arrested and charged with a hate crime after he allegedly spray-painted a swastika near the UConn Hillel building during the Jewish holiday of Passover. Kristopher Pieper, 21, was charged with third-degree intimidation based on bias and third-degree criminal mischief, according to...