November 6, 2009 in City

Three charged with hate crimes

Men accused of threatening Hispanic family at CdA home
Alison Boggs alisonb@spokesman.com, (208) 765-7132
 
Tags: Frank James Tankovich hate crime Ira Gino Tankovich Kenneth Requena Kootenai County Grand Jury malicious harassment William Michael Tankovich

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Three men were indicted Thursday by a Kootenai County grand jury on charges of malicious harassment under the state’s hate crime law after allegedly threatening a Hispanic family in Coeur d’Alene in August.

Ira Gino Tankovich, 47, Frank James Tankovich, 46, and William Michael Tankovich Jr., 49, all of Coeur d’Alene, were indicted on charges of malicious harassment and conspiracy to commit malicious harassment. Each crime is a felony and carries a potential penalty of up to five years in prison and a $5,000 fine.

The defendants will enter their pleas during arraignment hearings before 1st District Judge John Luster. …

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