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\"\"Two Florida men were sentenced Wednesday in federal court in Florida for hate crime charges in connection with their racially-motivated attack against a Black man in Citrus Springs, according to officials.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Roy Lashley, 56, was sentenced to five years in prison. His brother, Robert Lashley, 52, was sentenced to three years in prison.<\/span><\/p>\n

According to the facts admitted in the defendants\u2019 pleas, on Nov. 17, 2021, Roy and Robert Lashley traveled to the Family Dollar in Citrus Springs, where the victim, a Black man, was shopping inside. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Roy Lashley, left, and Robert Lashley<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

After Roy Lashley repeatedly used racial slurs inside the store in reference to the victim, both Roy and Robert Lashley followed the victim into the parking lot. <\/span><\/p>\n

There, Robert Lashley ran to the victim and hit him numerous times, while Roy Lashley retrieved an axe handle from the bed of his truck, ran to the scene, and struck the victim multiple times with it.<\/span><\/p>\n

Roy and Robert Lashley directed racial slurs toward the victim before, during, and after the attack. <\/span><\/p>\n

The victim sustained painful injuries to his face and legs, including a laceration inside his mouth. <\/span><\/p>\n

Both Roy and Robert Lashley admitted that they willfully caused bodily injury to the victim and acted because of the victim\u2019s actual or perceived race or color.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cDriven by bigotry and hate, the defendants brutally assaulted a Black man for no other reason than his race,\u201d said Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department\u2019s Civil Rights Division. <\/span><\/p>\n

Adding,g\u201cRacially-motivated violence is abhorrent, unlawful and has no place in America today. Aggressive prosecution of hate crimes is a top priority for the Civil Rights Division, and these sentences should send a message to others who would carry out similar acts of violence that they will be brought to justice.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cCivil rights investigations are at the heart of what we do at the FBI,\u201d Special Agent in Charge Sherri E. Onks of the FBI Jacksonville Field Office. \u201cHate crimes are not only an attack on the victim; they are meant to threaten and intimidate an entire community. Because of their wide-ranging impact, investigating hate crimes is among the FBI’s highest priorities, and we will continue to work with our law enforcement partners to seek justice for victims and their communities.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The FBI and the Citrus County Sheriff\u2019s Office investigated the matter.<\/span><\/p>\n

Trial Attorneys Maura White and Matthew Tannenbaum of the Civil Rights Division\u2019s Criminal Section and Assistant U.S. Attorney William Hamilton for the Middle District of Florida prosecuted the case.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

For more information, visit www.justice.gov\/hatecrimes<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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