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Robert Paschalis, 25, of Toledo, Ohio, plead guilty Tuesday to a federal hate crime for beating a black man he saw on the street.\u00a0 Paschalis\u2019s co-defendant, Charles Butler, plead guilty to the same crime on Nov. 9, officials said.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cHate violence harms individuals and threatens the diversity of entire communities,\u201d said Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Vanita Gupta. \u00a0\u201cThis vicious attack on an African-American man simply going about the routines of daily life offends human decency.\u00a0 We cannot undo the harms inflicted, but these convictions help vindicate everyone\u2019s right to live free from racial violence.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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Charles Butler<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

According to the complaint, on May 18, 2016, Butler and Paschalis drove past A.W. on the street while A.W. was unloading items from his truck. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The two men circled back, got out of their own truck and began attacking A.W. while yelling racial slurs. \u00a0Butler grabbed a broom from the back of A.W.\u2019s truck and struck A.W. with it multiple times.<\/span><\/p>\n

The beating stopped only when two off-duty Ohio State Police officers happened to be on\u00a0the scene and pulled Butler and Paschalis away. \u00a0A.W. suffered an orbital fracture and damage to his right eye. \u00a0Butler later posted to Facebook that the attack was \u201cin the name of the White Race.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

According to the criminal complaint, Butler admits that he is a white supremacist. He has white supremacist tattoos, including the German War Eagle, a portrait of Adolf Hitler, a swastika and confederate flag.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Robert Paschalis<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In prison, Butler was caught with notes pertaining to the Aryan Republic Army, which was active in the 1990s in the Midwest. The group\u00a0committed several bank robberies, officials said. He said he wanted to restart the Aryan Republic Army.<\/span><\/p>\n

Butler told law enforcement that A.W. called him a “cracker” because of the confederate flag and the “Don’t Tread on Me Sticker,” according to the criminal complaint. \u00a0He said A.W. hit him first and he was just defending himself.<\/span><\/p>\n

“Even when confronted with the video surveillance that did not support his statements, Butler did not change or alter his story,” according to the complaint.<\/span><\/p>\n

Butler said that “the fight was necessary because he was just in ‘one of those moods.'”<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cNorthern Ohio is a mosaic of different races, ethnicities and backgrounds,\u201d said U.S. Attorney Carole Rendon.\u00a0 \u201cThis defendant tried to strike at the diversity we cherish by participating in an unprovoked attack based solely on the victim\u2019s race.\u00a0 He is now likely headed to prison, while we will continue to work together to ensure that everyone\u2019s civil rights are protected.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThese individuals engaged in a violent assault against another person based on his race and are now being held accountable,\u201d said Special FBI Agent in Charge in Cleveland Stephen Anthony \u00a0 \u201cThe FBI will continue to work with our law enforcement partners to ensure hate crimes are thoroughly investigated and prosecuted to the greatest extent of the law.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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