No hate-crime charges for man accused of damaging Pride crosswalk

Palm Beach County prosecutors aren't filing hate-crime charges against a man accused of intentionally leaving tire tracks on a Pride crosswalk in Delray Beach.

AFTER VANDALIZING A L-G-B- T-QPRIDE INTERSECTION IN DELRAYBEACH.

YOU MAY REMEMBER WHEN20-YEAR-OLD ALEXANDER JERICHWAS ARRESTED LAST MONTH.POLICE SAY HIS TRUCK BURDNEOUT OVER THE TWO-DAY-OLDCROSSWALK.

TODAY THE STATEATTORNEYCHARGES W-P-T-V NEWSCHANNELFIVE'S SOUTH COUNTY RERTERPOMIRANDA CHRISTIAN EXPLAINSHYONE WILL NOT BE A HATE CRIME.PCK: (NAT) THE PRIDESTREETSCAPE IN DOWNTOWN DELRAYBEACH IS STILL DAMAGED AFTERPOLICE SAY A BURNOUT FROMALEXANDER JERICH LEFT TIREMARKS THROUGH MOST OF THEPAINT.

(NAT) ON THURSDAYJERICH AND HIS LAWYER HEARDTHE FILING FROM THE STATAE&FELONY CRIMINAL MISCHIEFCHARGE OF MORE THAN $1,000ND AA MISDEMEANOR RECKLESS DRIVINGCHARGE-- JERICH IS PLEADINGNOT GUILTY.

7.53 HATE HANOSPLACE IN OUR COMMUNITY STATEATTORNEY DAVE ARONBERG SAYSHIS OFFICE LOOKED AT ALLPOTENTIAL CHARGESCLOSELY&INCLUDING THE INITIALHATE CRIME JERICH WAS CHARDGEWITH.

HE SAYS DUE TO THE WAYTO LAW IS WRITTEN&A HATE CMERICOULD NOT HAVE BEEN APPLIED TOTHIS CASE BECAUSE THE VICTIMIS NOT A PERSON WITH A SEXUALORIENTATION 13.44 THE VIIMCTHERE IS THE CITY AND THE CITYDOES NOT HAVE A SEALXUORDINATION ARONBERG SAYS HEDISAGREES WITH THE LAW&ANDWISHES HE COULD FILE A HATECRIME 13.51 I THINK THE LAWSHOULD BE REVISITED, I THINKTHE LEGISLATURE SHOULD LOOK ATIT SO THAT THIS LOOPHOLEN ITHE LAW DOES NOT PREVENT ANYFUTURE CHARGES BECAUSE TT ISHAWHAT IS HAPPENING ANOTRHEOPTION FOR THE STATE ATTORNEYWAS THE NEW ANTI-RIOT LAW&TBUAGAIN ARONBERG SAYS HIS OFFICEFOUND THE STREETSCAPE DID NOTMEET ALL THEUA QLIFICATIONS.22.23 WH YATOU DONT WANT TO DOIS OVERCHARGE AND JEOPARDIZETHE ENTIRE CASE 2.38 I AMDISAPPOINTED, I BELIEVE HESHOULD HAVE BEEN CHARGED WITHA HATE CRIME NICHOLAS COPPOLASAYS NOT HAVING THE HATE CRMEIS FRUSTRATINGO THEAR 3.24 IAM AFRAID IS WTHILL EMBOLDENAND ALREADY BOLDEN A GROUP OFPEOPLE, HE ALSO ADDS JERICHSHOULD BE THE ONE TO PAYOR FTHE NEARLY 10-THOUSAND DOLLARSIN DAMAGES 6.45 AT A MINIMUMSHOULD PAY THAT AND SPEND SOMETIME IN JAIL 15.12 THEDEFENDANT SHOULD HAVE TO PAYFOR IT ARONBERG AGREES ANDSAYS THEY WILL ASK THE CRTOUFOR JERICH TO PAY FTOIX THEPRIDE CROSSWALK.

JERICH ISBACK IN COURT IN SEPTEMB.

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