Teen accused in Brooklyn hate crime stabbing is ‘good Christian boy,’ attorney says

Teen accused of hate crime in fatally stabbing black dancer claimed to be Muslim during attack

A conflicting portrait of Dmitriy Popov emerged Monday as the 17-year-old, who surrendered Friday with his lawyer, was arraigned as an adult defendant on murder charges and ordered held without bail.

Teen accused in Brooklyn hate crime stabbing is ‘good Christian boy,’ attorney says

DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN, N.Y. (PIX11) – As loved ones prepare to celebrate the life of O'Shae Sibley on Tuesday in his native Philadelphia, the attorney for the teen accused in his stabbing death is speaking out. Dmitriy Popov, 17, of Brooklyn, was arraigned on multiple charges, including murder and a hate crime. The Kings County district attorney is charging Popov as an adult. According to New York State law, anyone over 13 who is charged with murder…

Teen accused of hate crime in fatally stabbing of black dancer at Brooklyn gas station is Christian, not Muslim, his family says

NEW YORK — The teen accused of fatally stabbing a gay black man claimed to be Muslim during a standoff over voguing at a Brooklyn gas station, though his family says he’s Christian. A conflicting portrait of Dmitriy Popov emerged Monday as the 17-year-old, who surrendered Friday with his lawyer, was...