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• Three brothers accused of hate-crime assaults

  February 10, 2012 in City on Page A7 A 19-year-old man and his two brothers have been charged with hate crimes for allegedly attacking people because of their race. Deven James-Allen Hood is accused of smashing car windows … 4

• Police say threats led to blows, charges

  July 9, 2011 in City on Page A5 A self-proclaimed skinhead was knocked unconscious by a black man after threatening to stab him last weekend in Bayview, Idaho, officials said Friday. Daren Christopher Abbey, 28, was booked into … 15

• Brothers sentenced to probation, community service for racial harassment

  March 29, 2011 in City on Page A6 Two Coeur d’Alene brothers convicted of racially harassing a Puerto Rican man in August 2009 were sentenced Monday to two years supervised probation – including 300 hours of community service … 3

• Police: Dispute between teen girls led to hate-crime probe

  February 21, 2011 in City Vandalism investigated as a possible religious hate crime was the result of a dispute between two teenage girls, Spokane police say. 17

• Motion may delay Tankovich sentencing

  January 8, 2011 in City on Page B2 A Kootenai County judge on Friday heard motions for a new trial from two brothers convicted in October in a hate-crime trial. Judge John Luster didn’t rule Friday, but indicated …

• Juror conduct at issue in CdA hate-crime verdict

  January 7, 2011 in Idaho A Kootenai County judge on Friday said he’d never had an inquiry by a juror similar to one made during deliberations in an October hate-crime trial that has caused defense … 6

• New trial sought in CdA racism case

    December 15, 2010 in City, Idaho on Page A6 Two Coeur d’Alene brothers convicted in October of a hate crime have requested a new trial, accusing the presiding juror of misconduct. Frank Tankovich and his brother William Tankovich Jr. …

• Third round of CdA hate crime trial begins

  October 26, 2010 in Idaho The third round of a hate crime trial opened today in Coeur d’Alene, with two brothers accused of racially harassing a Latino man in the summer of 2009. 1

• Police: Pair admit to malicious harassment

  August 22, 2010 in City on Page B2 Spokane police arrested a 22-year-old man Friday night for malicious harassment after police say he and another man threatened two women with a rifle and a yard tool.

• Coeur d’Alene brothers face third hate crime trial

  April 30, 2010 in City on Page A8 Kootenai County Prosecutor Barry McHugh said Thursday that he will re-try two Coeur d’Alene brothers on malicious harassment charges stemming from a racial incident last summer. Frank J. Tankovich, 46, … 1

• Hate crime trial ends with one misdemeanor conviction

  April 19, 2010 in Idaho Jurors convicted a North Idaho man of conspiracy to commit disturbing the peace, a misdemeanor, in the first hate crime case to go to trial in Coeur d’Alene in recent … 4

• Judge: Evidence lacking in hate crime case

  April 16, 2010 in City on Page A7 The judge on a Coeur d’Alene hate crime trial said Thursday that if he were ruling on the case instead of a jury, he would find that insufficient evidence existed … 1

• Jury won’t hear of gun felonies

  April 15, 2010 in City on Page A5 Defense attorneys in the Coeur d’Alene hate crime trial of three brothers lost an attempt Wednesday to challenge the alleged victim’s credibility by introducing his criminal record, which includes felony … 1

• Attempted robbery called hate crime

  April 9, 2010 in City on Page A6 A man accused of trying to rob a Spokane taco truck owner may have targeted the victim because of his race, new court documents allege. Michael A. Brewer, 22, has … 11

• Judge declares mistrial in race harassment case

  March 31, 2010 in City on Page A1 A judge declared a mistrial Tuesday in the trial of three Coeur d’Alene brothers accused of racially harassing a Hispanic family in August. Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Art Verharen had just … 3

• Mistrial declared in malicious harassment trial

  March 30, 2010 in News, Idaho A mistrial was declared Tuesday in the trial of three Coeur d’Alene brothers accused of racially harassing a Hispanic family in August.

• Swastika affixed to door of human rights center

  November 20, 2009 in City on Page A7 Employees of the Human Rights Education Institute in Coeur d’Alene arrived at work Thursday morning to discover a swastika sticker on the front door. Director of Operations Donna Cork took … 5

• Three charged with hate crimes

  November 6, 2009 in City on Page A5 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 … 1

• Officials mull hate charge

  August 26, 2009 in City on Page A5 The Kootenai County Prosecutor’s Office is considering charging a man with a hate crime in a confrontation with a Hispanic family outside their Coeur d’Alene home. Ira G. Tankovich has …