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Man caught on camera hurling racial slur at Black woman sentenced for hate crime

Travis Michael Bonn received two years probation after being convicted under Michigan's new hate crime law for assaulting and racially harassing a Black woman.

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GRAND RAPIDS, MI – A man caught on film and convicted of hurling a racial slur at a Black woman will spend no additional time in jail for the hate crime.

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Man caught on camera hurling racial slur at Black woman sentenced for hate crime

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – A man caught on film and convicted of hurling a racial slur at a Black woman will spend no additional time in jail for the hate crime.

·Michigan, United States
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Michigan Live broke the news in Michigan, United States on Wednesday, February 18, 2026.
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