Racially Charged Assault at Pennsylvania Club Leaves Woman Injured, Couple Charged

A night out at a York County bar ended in a violent confrontation that police say was fueled by racial hostility.

Authorities allege that on January 10, a woman from Baltimore was attacked at the Hanover Eagles club after an argument escalated into physical violence. A local couple — Richard Willis Mitchell Jr., 62, and Sara Tresnak, 51 — have been charged with misdemeanor ethnic intimidation, disorderly conduct, and harassment.

According to court documents and reporting from The Evening Sun, the woman was approached by the pair and questioned about where she was from and her ethnicity. She told them her father is Black and Puerto Rican and her mother is Italian, police said…

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