Racially Motivated Crime Sentencing

And shotguns pulled up to their home and pointed weapons at the

children and the other people at the party. Here's what she said.

I do accept responsibility for what I've done.

I know I was in the wrong,

but I want you all to know that that is not me.

That is not me. That's not him.

I would never walk up to you and say those words to you, and

I'm so sorry that that happened to you.

I forgive you.

I forgive all of you. I'm not a vindictive

person. I do.

I forgive you.

And to your family, I'm sorry it had to come to this point.

But please don't think that I have any hate or anger in my heart.

I want to ensure that, and I'm saying that I don't have time

to have hate in my heart for anybody, and

I do not.

Now Judge William McClain noted before sentencing, uh, that

given the nature of the language used, a l- a heavy use of the

N-word, uh, directed at the people and children at that birthday party,

he said

that there was no doubt that this was a racially motivated

crime. And he also said driving around town in a

convoy of pickup trucks with Confederate flags and

waving weapons was seen as a threat, not just to this family, but to the many

people who ended up calling nine one one that day.

He said that is why he felt like the defendants had to be held accountable.

There were other people who were charged in this case. They pled.

They're serving, uh, two to four years.

We'll have much more on this story coming up tonight on Fox 5.