FBI launches hate crime inquiry in Sapulpa cross burning
SAPULPA — Three young men confessed to burning a cross outside a black church last week, claiming they did it out of boredom, but the FBI is now investigating the case as a possible hate crime.
“That's the way we're deeming the crime. A hate crime with an arson charge attached to it,” Creek County sheriff's Lt. Charles Redfern said.
A member called the Creek County sheriff's office Friday and...
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