Kansas Jewish sites shooter sentenced to death
OVERLAND PARK, Kansas (JNS.org) Frazier Glenn Miller, Jr. was sentenced to death on Wednesday for his April 2014 shootings near the Jewish Community Center and the Village Shalom retirement facility in Overland Park, Kansas.
Johnson County District Judge Kelly Ryan followed the recommendation of a jury that in September found Miller guilty of capital murder and recommended the death penalty for the shootings.
“Your attempt to bring hate into this community and terrorize this community has failed,” Ryan said, the Kansas City Star reported. “You have failed, Mr. Miller.”
Miller, a white supremacist with a history of involvement with the Ku Klux Klan and the White Patriot Party, represented himself during his trial and stated that he “wanted to kill Jews, not people,” in reference to the murders of William Corporon, Reat Griffin Underwood, and Terri LaManno. None of the three victims, however, were Jewish.
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Oregon student charged for using anti-Semitic slurs at AEPi fraternity house
EUGENE, Oregon (JNS.org) A student at the University of Oregon has been arrested and charged for intimidation for allegedly using anti-Semitic slurs against a Jewish student at an Alpha Epsilon Pi (AEPi) Jewish fraternity house on campus.
According Eugene, Ore., police, the victim noticed the suspect, later identified as Damien Leon Ramirez, 23, in the bed of his pickup truck outside of the Jewish fraternity house, the Oregon ABC affiliate KEZI reported. When the victim asked the suspect to get out of the truck, he reportedly kicked the truck and shouted anti-Semitic slurs. He also reportedly made a comment about getting a firearm.
The vice president of student life at the University of Oregon, Robin Holmes, issued a statement condemning the incident and praising police for their actions.
“The University of Oregon community is deeply disturbed by the crimes alleged to have been committed against Alpha Epsilon Pi. We do not tolerate hate crimes or threats founded in bias against any individuals or groups,” Holmes said, adding, “We are grateful to the Eugene Police Department for their swift action related to the October 30 incident.”
The Oregon incident is the latest case of anti-Semitism at an AEPi fraternity house this year. In Feburary, two large swastikas were found spray-painted on the AEPi house at University of California, Davis.
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