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Man pleads guilty to hate crime charges in attack of Asian family he blamed for pandemic

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Jose Gomez III, 21, of Midland, Texas, pleaded guilty to three hate-crime counts. He could be sentenced to life imprisonment and fined $250,000. Gomez said he blamed China for the COVID-19 pandemic and mistook the Burmese family for Chinese.

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Texas man who attacked and blamed an Asian family for COVID-19 pleaded guilty to hate crimes charges

A 21-year-old Texas man pleaded guilty to federal hate crime charges after he brutally attacked and blamed an Asian family whom he believed to be Chinese for the COVID-19 pandemic

5 years ago·Toronto, Canada

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Texan pleads guilty to hate-crime attack on Asian family

A West Texas man has pleaded guilty to hate-crime charges relating to an attack on an Asian family at a warehouse store

5 years ago·New York, United States

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Texas man accused of attacking Asian family over racist coronavirus fears pleads guilty to hate-crime charges

Jose Gomez III pleaded guilty to three counts of committing a hate crime and faces a maximum sentence of life in prison.

5 years ago·Washington, United States

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The Philadelphia Tribune

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Texan pleads guilty to hate-crime attack on Asian family

MIDLAND, Texas (AP) — A West Texas man pleaded guilty Wednesday to hate-crime charges from his March 2020 knife attack on an Asian family at a warehouse store, officials said.

5 years ago·Philadelphia, United States

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Texan pleads guilty to hate-crime attack on Asian family

MIDLAND, Texas (AP) — A West Texas man pleaded guilty Wednesday to hate-crime charges from his March 2020 knife attack on an Asian family at a warehouse store, officials said.

5 years ago·Buffalo, United States

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