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The long-pending criminal case against a New York couple charged in what Stonington police have described as a racially motivated assault of a Black Mystic hotel clerk appears to be moving closer to t...
Screenshot: The Day/ YouTube Last June, a couple from New York was caught on video attacking a Black hotel clerk in Connecticut. An attorney for the victim, Crystal Caldwell, said he believes the attack was racially motivated because “racial comments and slurs” were made while she was being beaten by the white man who is also alleged to have made harassing phone calls to the attorney. Advertisement On Wednesday, the couple appeared in court, but witnesses say that on their way to court, they were met by protesters who the couple allegedly appeared to mock, likely because they’re too du...
iStock/ChiccoDodiFC (NEW YORK) — A New York couple accused of beating a Black hotel clerk in Connecticut blew kisses and appeared to dance in front of protesters as they arrived to court Wednesday. Philip Sarner and Emily Orbay were captured on surveillance video hitting and kicking Crystal Caldwell, a hotel clerk at the Quality Inn in Mystic, Connecticut, on June 26 last year. Video of the attack appears to show Sarner and Orbay approach Caldwell near an ice machine. Sarner appears to punch Caldwell, shove her to the ground and kick her head. Orbay appears to hit Caldwell’s head. Caldwel...
ABC News Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? OffOn They're facing charges of intimidation due to bias and assault. • 4 min read New York couple accused of racially motivated attack on hotel clerk appear in court Two guests at a Mystic, Connecticut, hotel allegedly attacked a clerk, and authorities said it was racially motivated.WTNH A New York couple accused of beating a Black hotel clerk in Connecticut blew kisses and appeared to dance in front of protesters as they arrived to court Wednesday. Philip Sarner and Emily Orbay were captured on surveillance vid...