KANSAS
A federal grand jury in Kansas City indicted Colton Donner, 25, for threatening an African-American male juvenile, because of the victim’s race and because the victim was living in a home in Paola, Kansas, officials stated Monday.
For a separate incident, Donner was charged with unlawfully possessing a firearm while being a convicted felon.
Court documents filed in the case allege that Donner told the juvenile, who was living in Paola at the time, that Paola was a “white” town. Donner allegedly threatened the victim with a knife while yelling racial slurs.
The indictment further alleges that Donner, knowing he was a convicted felon, possessed .44 caliber revolver.
Donner is presumed innocent unless guilty.
Donner faces up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine for both the civil rights and firearm charges, according to prosecutors.