Racist Graffiti at Southwest Michigan Barbershop Leads to Hate Crime Charges

Racist graffiti at southwest Michigan barbershop leads to hate crime charges

NILES, MI – A southwest Michigan man has been charged with a hate crime after a barbershop was tagged with racially motivated graffiti, according to police.

Niles man charged with Hate Crime in connection with graffiti on local barbershop

NILES, Mich. -- The Niles Police Department announced on Thursday that an arrest has been made in connection with an Aug. 14 incident where In the Cut Barbershop was tagged with graffiti containing a racial slur.

Niles man charged with hate crime after barbershop tagged with ‘racially motivated graffiti’

A man has officially been charged for a hate crime at a business in Niles over the summer.

Niles man officially charged with racial hate crime

NILES, Mich. (WOOD) — A man was officially charged on Thursday for a hate crime at a local business in Niles over the summer, police say.  Timothy McDermott. Photo courtesy of the Niles Police Department. According to the Niles Police Department, 63-year-old Timothy McDermott was arraigned Thursday on charges of felony hate crime and misdemeanor malicious destruction of property over $200 but less than $1,000. Police say that Timothy McDermott w…

Man arrested after hateful graffiti act in Niles

The man behind a hateful graffiti act in Niles has been identified and arrested.In August, a racial slur was spray painted on the side of In the Cut Barber Sho

Niles man charged with hate crime for graffiti at barbershop

A Niles man has been arrested and charged in connection with racist graffiti found at a barbershop earlier this year. The Niles Police Department says the graffiti was found on August 14 at In The Cut Barbershop on Sycamore Street in Niles. That kicked off a lengthy investigation by the department that has now led to the arrest of 63-year-old Timothy McDermott of Niles. He’s charged with a felony hate crime and misdemeanor malicious destruction …