SOUTH CAROLINA - Two men in South Carolina are facing federal hate crime charges for allegedly targeting and assaulting Hispanic victims in the state, according to the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ).
In an indictment released this week, the DoJ alleged that Charles Antonio Clippard, 26, and Michael Joseph Knox, 28, targeted Hispanic victims outside of grocery stores and gas stations and forcibly stole cash and cellphones. The indictment also alleges that in one instance the two men followed a victim home, held them at gunpoint and stole the victim's car.
