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KANSAS<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Two Kansas men were sentenced Wednesday in federal court for their roles in a hate crime against black Somali men, according to officials.<\/span><\/p>\n

Omar Cantero Martinez (R), Armando Sotelo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Armando Sotelo, 24, was sentenced to two years of supervised release for a hate crime offense arising from his assault of a black Somali man on June 19, 2015, in Dodge City, Kansas.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0Omar Cantero Martinez, 32, was sentenced two years and two months imprisonment and two years for committing perjury during a hate crimes prosecution arising from the same assault, according to officials.<\/span><\/p>\n

Martinez also pleaded guilty today to an illegal reentry charge.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cHate violence not only harms individuals but also threatens the diversity of our society and the well-being of our communities,\u201d said Acting Assistant Attorney General Tom Wheeler for the Justice Department\u2019s Civil Rights Division. \u00a0\u201cIn this case, Sotelo attacked the victim because of the color of his skin and his country of origin, inflicting bodily injury during the assault. \u00a0Martinez participated in the assault and lied about it to a federal jury.”<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"Adding, “The Justice Department will continue to vigorously prosecute hate crimes so that all people can live their lives with the security, protection,<\/span>\u00a0and freedom they deserve.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

On November 29, 2016, Sotelo pleaded guilty to one count of a hate crime violation. \u00a0During his plea hearing, he admitted that he assaulted the victim, identified as M.H.D., because of M.H.D.\u2019s race and national origin, according to officials.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Sotelo admitted that he and two other men approached M.H.D., who is black and from Somalia, while M.H.D. was sitting on a bench with two other Somali men outside an African market. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The defendant approached the bench from one side, while the two men with him approached the bench from the other. \u00a0Sotelo and the others all yelled racial and anti-Somali slurs at M.H.D. and the two other Somali men on the bench, authorities said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The defendant then punched M.H.D. in the head without any justification, causing M.H.D. bodily injury. <\/span><\/p>\n

Following the assault, Sotelo fled the scene and directed another person to wash his clothing, which was bloody from the assault.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"Also on November 29, 2016, Martinez pleaded guilty to one count of perjury for providing materially false testimony during an October 2016 federal criminal jury trial related to the hate crime assault. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

During his plea hearing, Martinez admitted that on the night of June 19, 2015, he had used a broken glass bottle to stab victim S.A.M. and slash victim A.M.A. without justification, according to officials. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Martinez also admitted that racial and anti-Somali slurs were used during the attack and that he and Sotelo instigated the attack, according to officials.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0He further admitted that he provided false testimony about the incident during a federal jury trial in which he and Sotelo were charged with hate crimes offenses for the attack; that he knew his testimony was false at the time that he gave it; and that his false testimony was material to the hate crimes charges.<\/span><\/p>\n

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