S.C. Man Indicted In Shooting, Dragging Death of Black Man

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SC Man Indicted In Shooting, Dragging Death Of Black Man



A grand jury has indicted a white 19-year-old South Carolina man for killing a black friend and dragging his body behind his truck.

Gregory Collins (pictured above) was indicted for murder, desecrating a body and possession of a weapon during a violent crime, according to prosecutors in Newberry S.C.



Collins was arrested in June for killing Anthony Hill (pictured below), who was described as a friend of Collins and co-worker at a chicken-processing plant. I'm not sure what kind of a friend would shot and then drag his buddy's body 11 miles behind a truck, but perhaps details will come to light during the trial.

SC Man Indicted In Shooting, Dragging Death Of Black Man

Some black advocates like the New Black Panther Party have held rallies in Newberry and called for Collins to be charged with a federal hate crime. That would seem to be a slam-dunk case. When I hear of a black man, dead or alive, dragged by a truck, I think hate crime.

Since Collins is being charged with murder, the federal hate crime charges may not mean much - in terms of additional prison time - if there is a conviction on the more serious charge.

Federal authorities have not announced whether hate crime charges will be filed.



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