CHICAGO – An black 18-year-old suspected of a violent attack on a white teen told Chicago police the beating was motivated by his anger over the Trayvon Martin case in Florida, MyFoxChicago reports.

Alton Hayes III was charged with a hate crime after he and a 15-year-old attacked the 19-year-old man at about 1:00 a.m. on April 17 in Oak Park, a Chicago suburb.

Police say Hayes and his teenage partner, who has not been named since he is a juvenile, picked the man apparently at random and pinned his arms to the side.

Hayes allegedly then picked up a tree branch and demanded the victim give them his belongings, saying, "Empty your pockets, white boy."

The suspects then rifled through the victim's pockets, threw him to the ground and punched him numerous times in the head and back. Both suspects are black and the victim is white, according to police.

MyFoxChicago reports Hayes told police he decided to attack his victim because he is angry over the death of Trayvon Martin. Hayes said he chose his victim because he is white.

Hayes was charged with attempted robbery, aggravated battery and a hate crime, all felonies. His teenage comrade was referred to juvenile court.

Trayvon Martin, 17, is the unarmed black teenager who was fatally shot as he walked through a gated community in Sanford, Fla. on Feb. 26. George Zimmerman, who has been charged with second-degree murder, went into hiding Monday as he awaits trial.

Emotions have run high across the US over the incident, in large part because six weeks passed before Zimmerman was charged -- leading many African-American community leaders to decry what they perceived as racism in the justice system.

On Saturday night, a white man was beaten by a throng of African-Americans in Mobile, Ala., after telling a group of children to stop playing basketball in the middle of a street -- with one witness claiming she heard an assailant exclaim, "Now that's justice for Trayvon," WKRG -TV reported.

However, the Mobile Police Department said the assault on Matthew Owens, 40, was not being investigated as a hate crime.

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/04/26/suspect-attacked-white-teen-because-am-angry-about-trayvon/#ixzz1tAIB2SBf

Why are Jesse Jackson and Al Shorpton not getting involved in all of this?!!?!?!?!

Alton Hayes III was CHARGED with a hate crime after he and a 15-year-old attacked the 19-year-old man at about 1:00 a.m. on April 17 in Oak Park, a Chicago suburb.

...you really cant see the significant difference here...?

the system is following through as it should,, what other involvement is needed?

Why are Jesse Jackson and Al Shorpton not getting involved in all of this?!!?!?!?!

I don't know, they must be busy....

am I taking CRAZY PILLS? seriously

let me repost the significant difference once more


An black 18-year-old suspected of a violent attack on a white teen told Chicago police the beating was motivated by his anger over the Trayvon Martin case in Florida, MyFoxChicago reports.

Alton Hayes III was charged with a hate crime after he and a 15-year-old attacked the 19-year-old man at about 1:00 a.m. on April 17 in Oak Park, a Chicago suburb.

...ASSUMING he was just charged today,,,

the person is not DEAD
and the charge took all of nine days to bring forth,,,,


REPEAT,,, noone was KILLED
and someone was held ACCOUNTABLE for the harm that was done rather expediently,,,

Really,.you are gonna commit 3 felonies on an innocent man because some guy you don't know killed another person you don't know. Really, who are these people? Bad parenting.

I know. It is so terrible when any type of violence is motivated by racism. I am sure that Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson will be on this immediately.

absolutely,,,its sad really,,,,

its not the motivation that caused the support and uproar it was the ABSENCE of action on the crime,,,,,

i'm not buying that...these people want to act like animals, then they should be treated as such...a 19 year old in prison is called "fresh meat"... he better clinch them butt cheeks pretty tight...

the history of the justice system leaves me confident that is exactly what will happen,, without need for a sharpton or a jackson ,,,,,,,

The hell it is. A black person could stub their toe and good ol' Jessie and Al will be all over it.

obviously , they would be quite overworked if that were true

they have and always will be 'all over' issues that are close to them in some way

just as lp officers can sometimes be all over the 'thugs' they are so expert at identifying as well as what the solution should be for handling them,,,

You obviously have NO CLUE what Loss Prevention Agents do or what their job is if you think it's all about catching shoplifters. That is just PART of what we do.

when did I mention shoplifters?,,,,,interesting....

You said all over thugs a obvious reference to shoplifters. That is about a 3rd of what I do BTW.

thugs is a reference to shoplifters? I wasnt aware,,,,

You and I both know what you were referencing. You can try to play it off if you want but I call BS.

spooky dude,,,very spooky

debating someone about what they mean when they explained what they meant,,,



exactly the 'I know exactly what they are' overzealous mentality people in authority positions sometimes get,,,,