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Man sentenced in cross burning hoax to help elect Colorado Springs’ first Black mayor
Prosecutors said the hoax aimed to sway the mayoral race, and Bernard also received three years of supervised release.
- Derrick Bernard and Ashley Blackcloud were convicted of making a threat and conspiracy by staging a cross burning that they claimed was intended to help elect Colorado Springs' first Black mayor, Yemi Mobolade.
- Bernard was sentenced to nearly four years in prison, while Blackcloud received a year and a day in prison, though she is appealing her conviction and sentence.
- Mobolade denied involvement and stated that the incident caused fear and caution for him and his family as he is now running for re-election.
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Denver Post
Man sentenced in cross burning hoax to help elect Colorado Springs’ first Black mayor
A man who helped stage a cross burning he says was intended to help elect the first Black mayor of Colorado Springs was sentenced in federal court Wednesday to nearly four years in prison.
Springs Mayoral hate crime hoax suspect sentenced
(COLORADO SPRINGS) — A Colorado Springs man who is already serving a life sentence for an unrelated crime has been sentenced to nearly 4 years in prison for his part in a hate crime hoax during the 2023 Colorado Springs Mayoral Runoff Election. According to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the State of Colorado, 36-year-old [...]
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Man sentenced in cross burning hoax to help elect Colorado Springs' first Black mayor
A man who helped stage a cross burning he says was intended to help elect the first Black mayor of Colorado Springs was sentenced in federal court Wednesday to nearly four years in prison.
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