US EditionWoman pleads guilty in cross-burning hoax during Colorado Springs mayoral campaign
- Deanna West pleaded guilty to conspiracy related to a cross burning in front of a defaced campaign sign for Colorado Springs Mayor Yemi Mobolade, which authorities deemed a hoax.
- The conspiracy aimed to interfere with Mobolade's opponent's campaign and falsely suggest that Mobolade faced racial intimidation.
- West's involvement was influenced by another indicted individual, as she relied on him for employment and housing, according to the plea agreement.
- Mobolade denied any prior knowledge of the crime and cooperated with investigators, providing all requested communications.
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Woman accused of hate crime hoax in Colorado Springs pleads guilty
One of the three people accused of allegedly staging a cross burning in front of a Yemi Mobolade campaign sign defaced with a racial slur during the 2023 mayoral runoff election pleaded guilty on Tuesday.
Colorado Springs hate crime suspect pleads guilty
(COLORADO SPRINGS) — One of the three people who were indicted of a hate crime hoax that occurred during the 2023 Colorado Springs Mayoral Runoff Election pleaded guilty on Tuesday, March 11. On Tuesday, Deanna West known as "Vital Sweetz" and "Sage West" took a plea agreement where she pleaded guilty to one count of maliciously conveying false information about a threat by means of fire: a burning cross in front of a campaign sign defaced with …
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Woman pleads guilty in cross-burning hoax during Colorado Springs mayoral campaign
A woman who was part of a group charged with setting a cross on fire in front of a defaced campaign sign for Colorado Springs’ first Black mayor has pleaded guilty.
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