Idaho man indicted for federal hate crime after allegedly driving car at LGBTQ residents – East Idaho News

The next is a information launch from the U.S. Lawyer’s Workplace (Idaho).

BOISE — A federal grand jury in Boise returned an indictment on Jan. 10, charging an Idaho man with a hate crime.

The indictment alleges that on Oct. 12, Matthew Alan Lehigh, 31, tried to trigger bodily damage to 2 folks in Boise by driving his automotive at them. This assault, the indictment alleges, was motivated by the precise and perceived sexual orientation of the victims.

Boise Police apprehended Lehigh, and the Ada County Prosecuting Lawyer’s Workplace filed state fees in opposition to Lehigh.

If convicted of the federal fees, Lehigh faces a most penalty of ten years in federal jail.
Assistant Lawyer Basic Kristen Clarke of the Justice Division’s Civil Rights Division, U.S. Lawyer Josh Hurwit for the District of Idaho and Particular Agent in Cost Dennis W. Rice of the FBI’s Salt Lake Metropolis Area Workplace made the announcement. The Boise Police Division and FBI Salt Lake Metropolis Area Workplace investigated the case.

Assistant United States Lawyer Katherine Horwitz for the District of Idaho and Trial Lawyer Alec Ward of the Civil Rights Division’s Prison Part are prosecuting the case.

An indictment is merely an allegation, and the defendant is presumed harmless until and till confirmed responsible past an affordable doubt in a courtroom of legislation.