Armed with a police-style baton and a metal pipe, they attacked a black teenager, pushed another black man, harassed a Hispanic man and, in a finishing flourish, ran over a white man who they thought was black, leaving him in a coma, the authorities said. [guanabee.com]

The two other suspects, Ralph Nicoletti and “Michael Contreras”, both 18, remained free on bail after pleading not guilty. FBI agents escort Ralph Nicoletti and (behind him) Michael Contreras, two suspects charged in Election Night hate crime spree, to federal court

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