Prosecutor: Fireworks stand attack may be racially motivated
July 8, 2020
A white man has been charged with stabbing a Black man at a Kansas fireworks stand in an attack that the prosecutor said may have been racially motivated.
Austin Bryce Langley, 40, was charged Tuesday with one count each of attempted first-degree murder, aggravated battery and criminal possession of a weapon by a convicted felon in the July 2 attack in Topeka. He has past convictions for aggravated battery.
Public defender Cindy Sewell didn't immediately return a phone message from The Associated Press.
Shawnee County District Attorney Mike Kagay said in a news release that he will seek a long...
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