COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) – Richland County’s first hate intimidation arrest is now at the center of a bigger conversation: a statewide hate crimes bill that some people say is long overdue.
The arrest happened last Thursday, where deputies say 33-year-old Jonathan Felkel shot at a Black neighbor at the front gate of the Spring Valley neighborhood on July 17 because of his race.
“The facts and circumstances of what happened in that incident are alarming and troubling,” said Representative Seth Rose…