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Montana Man Charged After Allegedly Shoving Indian Man, Telling Him to 'Go Back to His Country'
The felony charge stems from an alleged anti-Indian slur, with court documents saying the victim was told to go back to his country.
- On Tuesday, Oct. 27, Jaxton Tayte Collins appeared in Lewis and Clark County District Court charged with a felony for allegedly shouting at a man of Indian descent in downtown Helena to go back to his country.
- Court documents allege Collins approached the victim and shouted, "Go back to his country," prompting police to respond to the downtown Helena scene around 7 p.m. that evening.
- The charges include one felony count of malicious intimidation and one misdemeanor count of assault; Collins allegedly shoved the victim's friend, an encounter the victim described as "frightening."
- Collins appeared for an arraignment hearing before Standing Master Hannah Roe in Lewis and Clark County District Court, where initial proceedings addressed the charges.
- Legal proceedings continue in Lewis and Clark County District Court as the case addresses racially motivated intimidation within the Helena community.
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Speech Crime? 21- Year Old Montana Man Faces Felony Charges, Up to Five Years in Prison After Allegedly Telling Indian to “Go Back to His Country” - Politics, Policy, Political Views
A 21-year-old man in Montana has been charged with a felony after allegedly telling an Indian man to “go back to his country,” according to court documents. As reported by the Billings Gazette, Jaxton Tayte Collins, 21, was arraigned on Tuesday... The post Speech Crime? 21- Year Old Montana Man Faces Felony Charges, Up to Five Years in Prison After Allegedly Telling Indian to “Go Back to His Country” first appeared on Politics, Policy, Politica…
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