{"id":10464,"date":"2013-08-14T14:00:45","date_gmt":"2013-08-14T18:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.northcountrypublicradio.org\/inbox\/?p=10464"},"modified":"2013-08-14T10:44:13","modified_gmt":"2013-08-14T14:44:13","slug":"update-no-charges-in-hammond-cross-burning-incident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.northcountrypublicradio.org\/inbox\/2013\/08\/14\/update-no-charges-in-hammond-cross-burning-incident\/","title":{"rendered":"Update: No charges in Hammond cross burning incident"},"content":{"rendered":"

Just a quick post to let you know the outcome of a story I wrote about here in June: A man in the St. Lawrence County town of<\/p>\n

\"Hammond,<\/a>

Hammond, NY, where the crime is alleged to have taken place. Image: maps.google.com<\/p><\/div>\n

Hammond who was arrested at that time on felony aggravated harassment charges<\/a> won’t be facing any charges.<\/p>\n

Here’s the nutshell recap, taken from that post:<\/p>\n

Back in late April…Nigel Spahr, who is black, was visiting a friend with fiancee and their two young children, and they were having a campfire. Apparently Wilson wanted to join, and when Spahr and his friend said no, he reportedly told the group that “he was going to get a noose to hang the black guy.” (That’s according to Dan Snyder, who’s the landlord for the house Spahr was visiting; the friend hasn’t been identified.)<\/p>\n

Afterwards, YNN reports<\/a>, Wilson returned to his property, and shortly thereafter burned the cross. Spahr told YNN, “I didn’t believe it at first. I went over and looked out the side door and peeked out and sure enough, there was a burning cross.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Now, WWNY-TV is reporting<\/a> (complete with a picture that’s really too amusing for the serious nature of what allegedly went on) that after an appearance before a grand jury on August 8, Wilson won’t face any charges: Rather, a “no bill” was issued against him, which means the jury refused to indict on the charges, apparently on the basis that there wasn’t enough evidence presented.<\/p>\n

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