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\"\"Officials announced Tuesday that a federal grand jury indicted a Kansas man for using guns, death threats, and racial slurs to intimidate Black people and interfere with multiple federally-protected rights.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The indictment alleges that, on July 27, 2022, Austin Schoemann, 30, of Wichita, brandished a firearm and used racial slurs to threaten two Black juveniles, Victims 1 and 2. <\/span><\/p>\n

Officials stated that the incident occurred while the two juveniles entered a QuikTrip gasoline station.<\/span><\/p>\n

In addition to intimidating and interfering with the two young men, Schoemann used his firearm to threaten a Black adult, Victim-3, who intervened in support of the juveniles\u2019 federally-protected right to be free from racial discrimination when visiting a gasoline station. <\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"The indictment also charges Schoemann with using a firearm during and in relation to these crimes of violence.<\/span><\/p>\n

Officials stated that Schoemann faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison for the firearms charges, a maximum penalty of five years in prison for the distribution of threatening messages online, and a mandatory minimum of seven years in prison for brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Schoemann is presumed innocent unless proven guilty.<\/span><\/p>\n

The indictment further alleges that beginning in January 2022 and continuing through August 2022, Schoemann interfered with the federally-protected housing rights of a white woman, Victim-4, by threatening to hurt or kill any Black people who visited her home. <\/span><\/p>\n

The indictment alleges that Schoemann made many of these threats in person and that he would stand outside of Victim-4\u2019s house and shout threats and racial slurs on occasions when he believed she had Black visitors in her house or planned to do so.<\/span><\/p>\n

Schoemann is also charged with two violations of using the internet to distribute videos and messages to Victim-4\u2019s family members and others in which he repeatedly threatened to shoot and kill Black people, according to authorities.\u00a0 <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The FBI Kansas City Field Office investigated the case. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Assistant U.S. Attorney Aaron Smith for the District of Kansas and Trial Attorney Thomas Johnson of the Civil Rights Division\u2019s Criminal Section are prosecuting the case.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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