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2 Sentenced for Hate Crimes in Arkansas

HeadlineSep 30, 2011

Two Arkansas men have been sentenced to prison for hate crimes in an attack on a group of Hispanic men last year. Frankie Maybee and Sean Popejoy were sentenced to 11 and four years apiece. They were convicted for attacking the victims, yelling racial epithets, and then pursuing them in a dangerous car chase that caused life-threatening injuries.

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