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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

Brothers Accused Of Forcing Man Off Bridge

Compiled From Wire Services

Two white brothers are accused of forcing a black man to strip and jump off an 18-foot bridge into the cold water.

Carl Morton, 25, waded back to shore and was naked, dazed and shivering when a bar owner found him stumbling down a dark road in the 10-degree cold.

Timothy Braden, 29, and his brother Bradley, 35, were arrested and charged with attempted homicide, kidnapping, ethnic intimidation and other offenses, and were jailed on $60,000 bail each in the March 7 incident.

The FBI said it is considering civil rights charges.