Teen Charged with Stalking After Allegedly Saying He 'Couldn't Wait to Kill a Gay Person'
Prosecutors say 13 firearm threats and stalking charges were upgraded under Utah’s hate-crime law after the suspect allegedly targeted a former classmate because he is gay.
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Teen charged with stalking after allegedly saying he 'couldn't wait to kill a gay person'
An 18-year-old Utah man has been charged with a hate crime after allegedly stalking a former classmate and repeatedly threatening to kill him and his family because of his sexual orientation. According to the Salt Lake County District Attorney’s Office and charging documents obtained by KSL, Damyen Vainuku allegedly targeted a former West High School […] The post Teen charged with stalking after allegedly saying he ‘couldn’t wait to kill a gay p…
18-year-old charged with stalking allegedly told victim he “couldn’t wait to kill a gay person”
An 18-year-old Salt Lake City, Utah, man has been charged with a hate crime after allegedly stalking a former classmate and saying he “couldn’t wait to kill a gay person.” The victim, referred to as F.F. by the Salt Lake County District Attorney’s office, reportedly attended West High School with suspect Damyen Vainuku, and according to documents obtained by KSL, alleged that on August 20, Vainuku threatened to shoot him and his family due to F.…
Utah Teen “Couldn’t Wait To Kill A Gay Person” Alleged Police After Hate Crime
An 18-year-old Utah man has been charged with a hate crime after allegedly stalking a gay former classmate and telling him he “couldn’t wait to kill a gay person”, according to the Salt Lake County District Attorney’s Office. Damyen Vainuku, of Provo, was charged on 3 September in Salt Lake County’s 3rd District Court with […]
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