Virginia man pleads guilty to shooting Latino men he thought were illegal immigrants

Virginia man pleads guilty to hate crimes for shooting 2 Latino men

A Virginia man pleaded guilty to federal hate crimes for shooting two Latino men, telling the court he acted out of anger over illegal immigration.

Virginia man pleads guilty to shooting Latino men he thought were illegal immigrants

His housemates told detectives that he was "kind of obsessed" with cable news stories about undocumented immigrants entering the United States.

Virginia man pleads guilty to shooting Latino men because he thought they were illegal immigrants

His housemates told detectives that he was “kind of obsessed” with cable news stories about undocumented immigrants entering the United States.

Virginia man who shot Latino men pleads guilty to federal hate crimes

Douglas Wayne Cornett, 58, pled guilty federal hate and a weapons charges.

Caroline man pleads guilty to shooting Latino men because he thought they were immigrants

A Caroline County man pleaded guilty on Wednesday to pursuing and ultimately shooting two Latino men because of his “anger at illegal immigration.”