A Fulton County grand jury has indicted a Pennsylvania man for allegedly vandalizing booths and defecating on a Pride flag at a Global Black Pride event in Atlanta in August.
The state of Georgia also issued a notice of intent on Friday to seek enhanced penalties for a hate crime, arguing that Ralph George Drabic’s actions targeted Black and LGBTQ individuals.
“The Defendant’s choice to damage property related to this event by its very nature demonstrates that he intentionally selected this group of victims and the property that was the object of the offenses because of the victims’ actual and perceived race, color, sex, sexual orientation, and gender,” the notice of intent reads.
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