The FBI has launched a preliminary investigation into an attack on a gay man early Saturday, June 12, in Savannah, Ga., to determine if the case warrants hate crime charges. Two Marines — Keil Cronauer, 22, and Christopher Stanzel, 23 — were arrested in connection with the assault, according to the Associated Press and the Savannah Morning News.
Savannah police found Kieran Daly, 26, lying on a downtown street corner, unconscious, early on Saturday morning. Witnesses told police the two Marines accused Daly of winking at them, and that one of the two had punched Daly in the back of the head.
Police also said the two Marines told investigators they were trying to get away from a gay man who was harassing them.
Cronauer and Stanzel, both stationed in South Carolina, now face misdemeanor battery charges. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that both were released to Marine police.
On Top Magazine reports that Daly suffered seizures after the attack and has been diagnosed with bruising to his brain. He also told On Top that he was attacked as he was trying to walk away from an argument with the Marines over whether he was flirting with them.
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And they are determining whether this warrants a hate crime? OF COURSE IT DOES!
These guys that are so terrified of gay boys need to have their heads examined. Seriously.
I’d be willing to bet that if you put them in a room with some man on man porn playing that they’d be full woody in no time.
They sure as hell don’t deserve to be Marines. I hope their cellmates, Bubba and Big Joe, have a good time introducing them to the night time fun in cellblock D.
So these two marines admit they beat this man because he winked at them? Is beating someone up ALWAYS considered a misdemeanor? Surely if the person needs CPR and has brain seizures as a result of the assault the charge should be elevated to something a little more harsh. Hate crime status or not, I hope the military police elievate this to a proper charge and these two thugs spend a chunk of time locked up.
is there a crime committed with love?
by the way this has been happening for years – Marines kicking the crap out of people even their own. They did it to my brother. tortured him.
so much for repealing the dont ask dont tell policy