Colorado Springs woman gets year in prison for racism hoax before local election
A 40-year-old Colorado Springs woman received a 12-month, one-day federal prison sentence Thursday for her role in staging a hate crime in the weeks leading up to a run-off election in the 2023 mayor's race.
The election featured one Black candidate, Yemi Mobolade, and a white candidate, Wayne W. Williams.
On April 23, 2023, three weeks before votes were counted, Colorado Springs police investigated a purported hate crime in which a campaign sign supporting Mobolade was defaced with a racial epithet. A cross was also placed in front of the sign, located at the busy intersection of North Union Boulevard and East Fillmore Street, and was set on fire.
A short cell phone video of the scene was sent via email to news organizations and received publicity through some of the resulting stories.
https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/colorado-springs-woman-gets-year-in-prison-for-racism-hoax-before-local-election/
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