Glenn E. Morgan Jr., Hate Crime, Michigan 2008

State: Federal
Category: Violent Crime
Source: <a href="https://www.justice.gov/archives/opa/pr/detroit-man-pleads-guilty-threatening-couple-because-their-race" style="color:#cc0000;" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">DOJ Press Release ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â‚¬Â Ã¢â‚¬â€

Glenn E. Morgan Jr. Pleads Guilty to Sending Noose and Threatening Photographs to Couple

A Detroit man has pleaded guilty to sending a noose and threatening photographs to a couple because of their race, authorities announced Tuesday.

Glenn E. Morgan Jr., 40, admitted in federal court that he mailed a noose, photographs of black men being lynched and a photograph of the murdered body of Nicole Brown Simpson to the couple in November 2008. The envelope also contained threatening written messages indicating that black men who marry white women should be lynched and that white women who marry black men would share Nicole Brown Simpson’s fate.

“It is inconceivable that acts of hate like this one continue to occur in the year 2011,” said Thomas E. Perez, Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division. “The Justice Department will vigorously prosecute individuals who threaten or intimidate others because of the color of their skin.”

“Threats and intimidation based on race have no place in our multi-cultural society,” U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan Barbara L. McQuade said. “We are committed to protecting the rights and safety of all of our citizens.”

Andrew Arena, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI in Detroit said, “Actions motivated by hate will not be tolerated. The FBI, along with its local, state and federal law enforcement partners will continue to investigate and prosecute those who engage in hate crimes.”

Morgan faces a maximum punishment of 10 years of prison and a fine of $250,000. The case was investigated by the FBI and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Pamela Thompson from the Eastern District of Michigan, and Trial Attorney Sanjay Patel from the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Justice Department.

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