Feds Charge Man with Hate Crime for 'Knockout' Assault

Victim was an elderly black man

A man has been charged with a federal hate crime in connection with what authorities say was a racially motivated "knockout" assault against an elderly black man, the U.S. Justice Department said Thursday.

Conrad Alvin Barrett, 27, of Katy, Texas, has been charged with one count of violating the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act.

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"According to the complaint, Barrett comments in a video that "the plan is to see if I were to hit a black person, would this be nationally televised?" It further alleges Barrett claims he would not hit "defenseless people" just moments before punching the elderly man in the face."

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