Source: Macomb County Sheriff’s Office / Macomb County Sheriff’s Office
A Michigan man was arraigned in connection with an alleged hate crime this week after he was arrested for assaulting two Black men in a Macomb County Walmart.
According to Macomb Daily, Vincent Moceri was arraigned Monday on two counts of assault with a dangerous weapon (four-year felony) and ethnic intimidation (two-year felony).
Moceri was also charged with refusing to provide a DNA sample to police after he was arrested.
“Those who perpetrate acts of hatred will be held accountable, ensuring that our legal system stands against prejudice and intolerance,” said Macomb County Prosecutor Peter J. Lucido in a press release.
Authorities say Moceri, who is white, yelled racial slurs and pointed knives at two random Black men at a Walmart store on Hall Road in Clinton Township. Neither of the men were physically injured.
Magistrate Ryan Zemke set the bond at $30,000 cash/surety, 10%. A probable cause conference is scheduled for Monday, Jan. 22 at 8:30 a.m. in front of District Court Judge Sebastian Lucido.
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