A.V. TEEN FACES HATE CRIME CHARGES.Byline: Karen Maeshiro Daily News Staff Writer Federal charges were filed Thursday against an 18-year-old Lancaster youth for two 1996 attacks that authorities say were part of an attempt to scare African-Americans off the streets of Lancaster. Eric Lance Dillard, who was 16 when the incidents occurred, is being tried as an adult and is described by prosecutors as having links to a skinhead skinhead Member of an international youth subculture characterized by hair and dress styles evoking aggression and physical toughness. Typical skinhead style includes shaved heads, combat boots, tattoos, and prominent body piercings. group. ``It's another step of addressing the situation with regard to the series of racially motivated assaults that occurred two summers ago,'' Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael Gennaco said. Dillard, who is being held at the Metropolitan Detention Center "Metropolitan Dentention Center" refers to a series of federal detention facilities (prisons) located throughout the United States. They are run by the Federal Bureau of Prisons. in downtown Los Angeles Downtown Los Angeles is the central business district of Los Angeles, California, located close to the geographic center of the metropolitan area. The sprawling, multi-centered megacity is such that its downtown core is often considered just another district like Hollywood or , is scheduled to be arraigned Monday in U.S. District Court. Dillard surrendered to federal authorities within the past month after a warrant had been issued for his arrest for violating the conditions of his house arrest, Gennaco said. Dillard was charged in the July 8, 1996, attack on teen-ager Marcus Cotton Marcus Cotton is a retired american football Linebacker. Professional career Cotton played in the National Football League between 1988 and 1991. College career He played college football and was all Pac 10 at the University of Southern California , who was stabbed and assaulted by three white males with shaved heads who jumped out of a car as Cotton walked with his cousin along Division Street and Avenue J. Dillard also was charged in an April 28, 1996, attack on Eric Miller Eric Miller is the name of:
Prosecutors said the attackers yelled racial slurs and ``white power'' slogans. The federal indictment said the attacks were part of a conspiracy between Dillard and two other people - both now behind bars - to intimidate African-Americans from using the city streets in Lancaster. The indictment further said that Dillard was associated with a Lancaster-based skinhead group that advocated white supremacy white supremacist n. One who believes that white people are racially superior to others and should therefore dominate society. white supremacy n. and the separation of African-Americans and other minorities from white people. A 17-year-old boy and 24-year-old Danny Williams Danny Williams may refer to:
Within 10 days of the Cotton assault, four more hate crimes were reported. The string of violence prompted a Lancaster City Hall peace rally, establishment of a hate crime hotline and creation of a human relations task force. |
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