An Oregon man who is an admitted white supremacist has pleaded guilty to federal hate crime and false statement charges stemming from the 2018 assault of a Black man in Washington state. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Washington said that Randy Smith, 42, pleaded guilty Tuesday for his role in assaulting a Black man at a bar in Lynwood, Washington, on Dec. 8, 2018. On that date, federal prosecutors said that Smith entered the bar with other members of a white supremacist group by giving a “Nazi salute.” Smith later assaulted the victim, who was only identified as a disc jockey named “T.S.,” after Smith believed T.S. was being disrespectful to the white supremacist group. The attorney’s office said that Smith repeatedly punched T.S., as other members of the group punched, kicked and stomped on T.S. while calling him racial slurs. Two bystanders attempted to intervene, and they were subsequently assaulted by members of the white supremacist group. Federal prosecutors said that both T.S. and the bystanders suffered injuries from the assault.
via washingtontimes: Oregon white supremacist pleads guilty for role in 2018 hate crime
siehe auch: White supremacist pleads guilty to hate crime assault in Lynnwood Randy Smith of Oregon is one of four men being prosecuted for attacking a Black DJ at The Rec Room Bar & Grill in 2018. (…) Smith also pleaded guilty to making false statements to FBI agents, specifically claiming he didn’t remember anyone calling the man a racial slur because he wanted to cover up the bias motive. Smith also pleaded guilty to a charge of unlawfully having a firearm, stemming from an Oregon incident in 2020. In the plea agreement, Smith admitted that he unlawfully possessed a Ruger 9mm pistol despite being previously convicted of a felony.