Man admits stabbing Black woman in Upstate NY hate crime, prosecutors say

Man admits stabbing Black woman in Upstate NY hate crime, prosecutors say

A man admitted to stabbing a Black woman in Upstate New York because of her race and fleeing the state after investigators discovered writings in his home about killing Black women, federal prosecutors said.Scott Schunzel, 33, of New York, pleaded guilty Thursday to a federal hate crime in connection with the June 18, 2024, attack in Newburgh, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York.

New York man pleads guilty to federal hate crime in stabbing of Jamaican-American woman

Scott Schunzel admitted to a federal hate crime in the June 2024 stabbing of a 59-year-old Jamaican-American woman in Newburgh, New York, in an attack prosecutors said was racially motivated.

NY – Man Plea Guilty of Hate Crime Against A Jamaican Woman

NEW YORK, United States — A 33-year-old New York man has pleaded guilty to a federal hate crime charge for stabbing a 59-year-old Jamaican-American woman in a racially motivated attack in Newburgh, New York, in June 2024. Scott Schunzel entered his guilty plea on October 22 before US District Judge Vincent Briccetti, according to the US […]