Judge Releases 19-Year Old Charged in Torture of Disabled White Teen
Chicago: Four black young adults tortured a disabled white teenager, who was beaten, stabbed and degraded for two days, and they uploaded a video of their crime to Facebook. Brittany Covington, 19, pleaded guilty to a hate crime, aggravated battery and intimidation, yet Judge William Hooks, a black Muslim judge, released her without jail time. Three more torturers, Jordan Hill, Tesfaye Cooper and 24-year-old Tanishia Covington await trial. [...]
