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MISSISSIPPI<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\"JUSTICE<\/a>A federal judge sentenced a man who tied a rope around the neck of James Meredith statue on the Ole Miss Campus to six months in prison, officials announced today.<\/p>\n

U.S. District Court Judge Michael P. Mills<\/strong> of Mississippi also sentenced Graeme Phillip Harris<\/strong> to one year supervised release.<\/p>\n

The incident occurred in the early morning hours of Feb. 16, 2014 at the University of Mississippi.<\/p>\n

Court documents show that Harris and others hung a rope and an outdated version of the Georgia state flag\u2014which prominently depicts the Confederate battle flag\u2014around the neck of the Meredith statue, with the intent to threaten and intimidate African-American students and employees at the university.<\/p>\n

The iconic statue honors Meredith\u2019s role as the university\u2019s first African-American student.<\/p>\n

Harris was indicted by a federal grand jury on March 27 on one count of conspiracy to violate civil rights and one count of using a threat of force to intimidate African-American students because of their race or color.<\/p>\n

On June 18, he plead guilty to the threats charge.<\/p>\n

\u201cThose who would use threats and intimidation to spread fear and hatred through our schools and workplaces should know that the Department of Justice will vigorously prosecute these cases,\u201d said Deputy Assistant Attorney General Vanita Gupta, head of the Civil Rights Division.<\/strong>\u00a0 \u201cNo one should have to endure threats or intimidation because of their race or the color of their skin.\u201d<\/p>\n

The investigation is ongoing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

MISSISSIPPI A federal judge sentenced a man who tied a rope around the neck of James Meredith statue on the Ole Miss Campus to six months in prison, officials announced today. U.S….<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10411,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,3],"tags":[1305,1626,191],"class_list":["post-15659","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-home-main-slider","category-u-s-department-of-justice","tag-civil-rights","tag-james-meredith","tag-u-s-justice-department"],"yoast_head":"\nMan Who Tied Rope Around James Meredith Statue Sentenced<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Man Sentenced in Connection with Rope Tied Around Neck of James Meredith Statue on Ole Miss Campus U.S. District Court Judge Michael P. 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