Lemerick Nelson Guilty of Violating Civil Rights
Thursday, May 15, 2003
New York, NY –
Twelve years after Yankel Rosenbaum was killed in race riots that erupted in Crown Heights, a federal jury returned a guilty verdict. It was Limerick Nelson's third trial. Nelson this time admitted stabbing Rosenbaum--but said he was drunk and caught up in the confusion after a Jewish driver struck two black children and one of them, Gavin Cato died. Nelson faces a maximum sentence of ten years in prison. For WNYC. I'm Allison Keyes. Nelson faces a maximum sentence of ten years in prison. For WNYC. I'm Allison Keyes. WNYC's Allison Keyes reports.
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