CHICAGO (WLS) --
Four people were accused Thursday of committing a hate crime, in connection with the apparent torture of an 18-year-old man with special needs that was streamed live on Facebook. They each face several other charges.
Jordan Hill, 18, of Carpentersville; Tesfaye Cooper, 18, of Chicago; Brittany Covington, 18, of Chicago; and Tanishia Covington, 24, of Chicago were each charged with aggravated kidnapping, hate crime, aggravated unlawful restraint, aggravated battery with a deadly weapon and residential burglary. Hill was also charged with robbery and possession of a stolen motor vehicle.
The video shows the victim, who police said has mental disabilities, was forced to drink toilet water, slashed, beaten and yelled at.
http://abc7chicago.com/news/hate-crime-charges-filed-against-4-in-torture-of-teen/1687517/
Four people were accused Thursday of committing a hate crime, in connection with the apparent torture of an 18-year-old man with special needs that was streamed live on Facebook. They each face several other charges.
Jordan Hill, 18, of Carpentersville; Tesfaye Cooper, 18, of Chicago; Brittany Covington, 18, of Chicago; and Tanishia Covington, 24, of Chicago were each charged with aggravated kidnapping, hate crime, aggravated unlawful restraint, aggravated battery with a deadly weapon and residential burglary. Hill was also charged with robbery and possession of a stolen motor vehicle.
The video shows the victim, who police said has mental disabilities, was forced to drink toilet water, slashed, beaten and yelled at.
http://abc7chicago.com/news/hate-crime-charges-filed-against-4-in-torture-of-teen/1687517/