Racist 'assassin' indicted as terrorist in NYC murder of black man
Prosecutors charged a white Baltimore racist Monday with murder as an act of terrorism for traveling to New York City and allegedly killing a 66-year-old black man with a sword.
James Jackson, 28, who claims in court papers and at least one press interview that he went to New York for the sole purpose of murdering a black person, faces first- and second-degree murder charges as an act of terrorism, the Manhattan district attorney announced Monday.
"James Jackson prowled the streets of New York for three days in search of a black person to assassinate in order to launch a campaign of terrorism against our Manhattan community and the values we celebrate," the district attorney, Cyrus R. Vance, wrote in announcing the charges, which also include a count of murder in the second degree as a hate crime. "With total presence of mind, he acted on his plan, randomly selecting a beloved New Yorker solely on the basis of his skin color."
Fatally stabbed in the March 20 attack was Timothy Caughman, who was picking through trash when Jackson is alleged to have pulled a 26-inch sword from a long black overcoat he was wearing and stabbed him in the chest and back.
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