Pa. teens charged with federal hate crime in immigrant’s beating death set for arraignment

Pa. teens to be arraigned on hate crime charge

Correction: Immigrant Killing-Students story

POTTSVILLE, Pa. — In a June 17 story about the sentencing of two Shenandoah teenagers convicted of simple assault in the beating death of an illegal Mexican immigrant, The Associated Press erroneously identified the defendant who slumped at the defense table after being sentenced. It was Derrick Donchak, not Brandon Piekarsky.

Teenagers sentenced for simple assault in beating death of illegal Mexican immigrant in Pa.

POTTSVILLE, Pa. — Two teenagers convicted of simple assault in the beating death of an illegal Mexican immigrant that sparked outrage from Hispanic leaders and civil-rights groups were each sentenced Wednesday to at least six months behind bars.

Pa. jury rules epithet-laden brawl that led to illegal immigrant’s death was not a hate crime

POTTSVILLE, Pa. — Prosecutors called the beating death of an illegal immigrant from Mexico a hate crime, and they urged an all-white jury in Pennsylvania coal country to punish two white teenagers for their roles in the attack.

Pa. teens acquitted of all serious charges in fatal beating of illegal Mexican immigrant

POTTSVILLE, Pa. — An all-white jury on Friday acquitted two Pennsylvania teenagers of all serious charges against them stemming from the fatal beating of an illegal Mexican immigrant last summer. A representative for the victim’s family called the result an outrage.

Pa. teen who punched Mexican immigrant who died says deal could limit prison time to 4 years

POTTSVILLE, Pa. — Almost from the beginning, Colin Walsh thought his friends were setting him up to take the fall for Luis Ramirez’s death.

Pa. teen says he yelled ethnic slurs at illegal Mexican immigrant who died in beating

POTTSVILLE, Pa. — An eastern Pennsylvania teenager has admitted to instigating a brawl with an illegal Mexican immigrant who died in the fight with the teen’s friends.

Trial begins for 2 teens accused of hate crime beating death of illegal immigrant from Mexico

POTTSVILLE, Pa. — One night last summer, a group of drunken teenage football players got into a wild brawl with an illegal Mexican immigrant. The immigrant wound up dead — and a jury on Monday began hearing testimony about how it happened and who was responsible.