Tyler Bailey

Jonathan Andrew Felkel was sentenced to nine years in federal prison for a hate crime against his Black neighbor, Jarvis McKenzie, including firing a gun at him and making racial remarks. The case was prosecuted under Richland County’s newly enacted hate crime ordinance, marking the first charge under this law.

Jonathan Andrew Felkel was sentenced to nine years in federal prison for a hate crime against his Black neighbor, Jarvis McKenzie, after firing a gun at him and making racial remarks. The incident occurred in a gated community in Richland County, S.C., weeks after the county's hate crime ordinance was passed. Felkel admitted to targeting McKenzie due to his race, claiming he was patrolling for 'Black criminals.'

Jonathan Andrew Felkel was sentenced to nine years in federal prison for a hate crime against his Black neighbor Jarvis McKenzie, including firing a gun at him and making racist remarks. The case, prosecuted under Richland County’s hate crime ordinance, involved Felkel admitting actions motivated by McKenzie’s race.