Man faces judge in Warren hate crime, asks for forgiveness
WARREN, Mich. โ Michael John Frederick Jr. is accused of firing shots into the home of a family of veterans, slashing their tires, smashing a window, vandalizing their truck with a swastika, expletives and the words โNot Welcome.โFrederick faced Judge Michael Chupa Thursday, where he said he wanted the Hall family to forgive him. I can say itโs not like me,โ Frederick said. โPeople should be able to reasonably disagree about politics without it resorting to violence. Using violence, whether motivated by race or politics or hatred or acrimony," Chupa said. "I donโt care, that is not what America is about.โAnyone with information is urged to contact the Warren Police Department at 586-574-4877.
White man seeks forgiveness in attack on Black family's home
A 24-year-old white man has been charged with ethnic intimidation and other counts for firing shots into the Hall's home just north of Detroit after the family put a Black Lives Matter sign in their front window. (AP Photo/Corey Williams)WARREN, Mich. โ A white man accused of firing shots into the home of a Black suburban Detroit family who put a Black Lives Matter sign in their front window asked for forgiveness during a court hearing Thursday. Frederick told Judge Michael Chupa that he wanted Eddie and Candace Hall to forgive him, though he didn't specify what he did to make him seek their forgiveness. Outside, they discovered the swastika and found that someone had written โterrorist Black Lives Matter,โ โnot welcomeโ and a phrase containing an expletive on their pickup truck. A neighborโs home surveillance video showed a masked and hooded man carrying what appears to be a handgun outside the Halls' home.