Man Accused of Pushing for Violence Against Suburban LGBTQ+ Community; Hate Crime

Police make arrest after hate crime appeal

Officers had released CCTV images as part of their appeal

Wisconsin man accused of threatening LGBTQ+ organization charged with hate crime

An Elkhorn man accused of making an online threat against a Lake County, Illinois, LGBTQ+ organization has been charged with a hate crime.

Man accused of pushing for violence against suburban LGBTQ+ community; hate crime

LAKE COUNTY, Ill. — A Wisconsin man charged with a hate crime for posting a threatening comment under a Lake County LGBTQ+ organization's Facebook post has been extradited to Illinois and made a first court appearance Thursday, the Lake County State's Attorney's Office announced. The State's Attorney's Office approved one count of hate crime, a Class 4 felony, against 38-year-old William Ramlow. He was taken into custody on June 13 by the Kenosh…

Wisconsin man charged with hate crime over alleged threat on Illinois LGBTQ+ group's Facebook post

A Wisconsin man was charged with a hate crime for allegedly making a threatening comment on an Illinois LGBTQ+ organization's Facebook post.

Man charged with hate crime after allegedly making threatening comment toward Lake County LGBTQ+ organization

William Ramlow, 38, of Elkhorn, Wisconsin, (inset) was arrested and charged with making a threatening comment on the Facebook page for the LGBTQ+ Center of Lake County last month. | Background Photo: Screengrab; Inset: Provided A Wisconsin man has been charged with a hate crime after prosecutors say he made a threatening and derogatory comment on social media toward a Lake County LGBTQ+ organization. The Round Lake Beach Police Department was ma…