Tag: Hate crime
Peter Larsen, Hate Crime, Utah 2026
⏱ 2 min read Peter Larsen, a 48-year-old man from Orem, Utah, stabbed a Muslim victim at the West Valley Mall in West Valley City, Utah, on July 13. The attack was motivated by Larsen’s anti-Muslim views, and he specifically targeted the victim after asking mall employees about their religion. The victim suffered multiple stab…
Vincent Lang, Arson and Hate Crime, Pennsylvania 2026
⏱ 2 min read Vincent Lang, 60, is accused of setting fire to the Northeast Philadelphia Islamic Center on July 5, 2026, in a hate crime that has shaken the community. The arson attack occurred in the early hours of the morning, and Lang has been detained in federal custody since his July 16 arrest.…
Vincent Lang, Arson, Pennsylvania 2026
⏱ 2 min read Vincent Lang, a 60-year-old Philadelphia man, is accused of igniting an improvised incendiary device and throwing it into the entryway of the Northeast Philadelphia Islamic Center on July 5, 2026. The arson attack on the mosque, located on the 1400 block of Tyson Avenue, caused a fire inside the structure. Lang’s…
Ziheng Fang, Hate Crime, California 2026
⏱ 2 min read A graduate student at San Jose State University, Ziheng ‘Tony’ Fang, 30, was arrested for writing hateful and threatening messages in a men’s restroom on campus. The messages, which included bomb threats and swastikas, were discovered on November 5, 2025. Fang, who is pursuing his Master’s Degree in Data Science, allegedly…
Dalton Ray Mullis, Hate Crime, North Carolina 2026
⏱ 2 min read A 24-year-old South Carolina man, Dalton Ray Mullis, is facing a hate crime charge for allegedly defacing multiple buildings at a Jewish complex in Charlotte, North Carolina. The incident occurred on a recent day, with Mullis arrested on Thursday and appearing in court before U.S. Magistrate Judge David C. Keesler. The…
Dan Sohail, Vehicle Assault, New York 2023
⏱ 2 min read Dan Sohail intentionally damaged the Brooklyn headquarters of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement by repeatedly crashing his vehicle into the building’s entrance. The incident occurred in Brooklyn, New York, and Sohail pleaded guilty to the crime in federal court. The proceeding was held before United States District Judge Eric N. Vitaliano. Sohail’s actions…
Shorai Moore, Hate Crime, New York 2026
⏱ 3 min read A brutal hate crime shook the Bronx on April 1, 2026, when Shorai Moore, a man serving a federal sentence at a residential reentry center, allegedly assaulted a gay man because of his sexual orientation. The incident occurred while Moore was already under federal supervision, highlighting the ongoing threat of hate-fueled…
John Gregory Garza, Racial Threats, Oklahoma 2026
⏱ 2 min read A Chicago man’s online threats left two women in Tulsa shaken. John Gregory Garza, 25, sent racial and violent messages to the victims using over 18 fake Facebook accounts. According to court documents, Garza’s hate-filled rants included comments about interracial relationships and acts of sexual violence. The investigation found Garza messaged…
Mack Davis, Mass Murder Plot, Michigan 2026
⏱ 2 min read A self-proclaimed Nazi with a twisted obsession with mass murderers was caught planning a deadly assault on LGBTQ+ targets in Flint, Michigan, before police foiled the plot and seized a deadly arsenal. Mack Davis, 23, of Owosso, had been fixated on infamous mass killers and drafted a chilling hit list of…
Derek A. Fulfer, Making Threats in Interstate Commerce, Colorado 2025
⏱ 2 min read Derek A. Fulfer, a 31-year-old Casper man, made a string of antisemitic threats against the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) offices in Colorado and Texas on March 5, 2025. The threats, which included explicit violence against people of Jewish faith, were made in four rapid-fire phone calls. When no one picked up, Fulfer…
