White supremacist Dylann Roof pleaded guilty Monday to state charges in the killing of nine black churchgoers in South Carolina, three months after being handed a death sentence for the crime at the federal level. The 23-year-old was given life in prison in exchange for the guilty plea, sparing survivors and the families of the … Read more
A white couple have been handed heavy prison sentences in Georgia for shouting slurs and death threats at guests at a black child’s birthday party. A Georgia state court sentenced the two, Joel Torres and Kayla Norton, a respective 20 years and 15 years in prison on Monday. They were convicted of making terroristic threats … Read more
A white supremacist has been sentenced to death for the racially motivated killings of nine black people at a South Carolina church. Dylann Roof was convicted last month of 33 federal charges, including hate crimes, after opening fire on a Bible study group in 2015. He remained unrepentant and had told the jury: “I felt … Read more
A white supremacist has been convicted of killing nine black worshippers in a church in South Carolina in a racially motivated attack. It took the 12 jurors just over two hours to convict 22-year-old Dylann Roof on all 33 counts he faced, including federal hate crimes. He will find out next month if he will … Read more
The white man who shot and killed nine black churchgoers in the US state of South Carolina last year will stand trial in a city already bruised by a former police officer’s racially charged murder trial that ended in a hung jury. On Wednesday, the jury selection and opening statements are to take place in … Read more