Jason Stanley, Hate Crime and False Statement, Idaho 2022

Jason Stanley, 46, a known white supremacist from Idaho, pleaded guilty to committing a hate crime for his participation in the assault of T.S., a Black man, at a bar in Lynnwood, Washington, on Dec. 8, 2018.

Stanley pleaded guilty to committing a hate crime and making false statements to FBI agents about the circumstances surrounding the assault. He admitted that he was a member of a white supremacist group and participated in the assault of T.S. because of his actual and perceived race.

According to court documents, Stanley and other white supremacists entered a bar in Lynnwood, Washington, on Dec. 8, 2018, and attacked T.S., a Black man who was serving as the disc jockey at the bar. Stanley and others punched, kicked, and stomped on T.S., and called T.S. racial slurs. As a result of the assault, T.S. suffered bodily injuries. Two bystanders attempted to intervene to help T.S. and stop the assault and were assaulted by members of the white supremacist groups, and both sustained injuries.

Stanley also pleaded guilty to making false statements to FBI agents about the circumstances surrounding the assault. Specifically, Stanley falsely claimed to the agents that he was not even present in the state of Washington during the weekend of the assault. This statement was false, in that Stanley knew he had traveled to Washington to attend a gathering of white supremacists, and while he was there, he participated in the assault of T.S. at the Lynwood bar.

“The defendant, a known white supremacist, singled out and attacked a Black man because of his race – violent, hate-driven conduct that has no place in our society today,” said Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke for the Civil Rights Division. “The convictions that we have secured in this case make clear that we will continue to use every resource at our disposal to fight white supremacist violence.”

Stanley will be sentenced on Jan. 6, 2023. The hate crime charge carries a maximum penalty of ten years in prison. The false statement charge carries a maximum penalty of up to five years in prison.

The case was investigated by the FBI Seattle Field Office, and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Washington is prosecuting the case.

Mandatory Facts: Defendant: Jason Stanley, 46, Real full name. Criminal charges: Hate crime and false statement charges. City and state: Lynnwood, Washington. Exact date: Dec. 8, 2018. Sentence or outcome: Sentencing on Jan. 6, 2023, with a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison for the hate crime and up to 5 years in prison for the false statement.

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