Pod Save America Hosts Call on Democrats to Cut All Israel Military Aid, No Longer Accept AIPAC Funding
Jews, Israelis Targeted in Austria Amid Surge in Antisemitic Incidents; Local Jewish Community Calls for Action
‘All of Our Strength’: Over 1,000 Pro-Israel Activists Gather in DC for Solidarity Conference
‘Devastated’: Wesley LePatner, Killed in Manhattan Mass Shooting, Was a Jewish Communal, Philanthropic Leader
Sen. Angus King Vows to No Longer Vote for Israel Military Aid Until Gaza Conditions Improve
Europe Won’t Pressure Israel to ‘Commit Suicide’ Amid Gaza Backlash, Palestinian State Push, Says Israeli FM
Israel’s National Soccer Coach Attacked in Athens Before Soccer Fans Chant ‘F–K Israel, Free Palestine’ at Match
New York Judge Sentences Neo-Nazi to 5 Years for Livestreaming Bomb Threats Against Jewish Hospitals
US Pressures Lebanon to Issue Cabinet Decision to Disarm Hezbollah Before Talks Continue
UK Plans to Recognize Palestinian State in September Unless Israel Meets Conditions, Starmer Says
Illinois Prisoners Face Murder, Hate Crime Charges for Killing Jewish Inmate
Error: Contact form not found.
by JNS.org
A prison hallway. Photo: Pixabay
JNS.org – Two prison inmates in Illinois who are members of a white supremacist group were indicted by a federal grand jury on Tuesday for beating a Jewish inmate to death.
Brandon “Whitey” Simonson, 37, and Kristopher “No Luck” Martin, 39, were each charged with conspiracy to commit murder, second-degree murder, a hate crime and assault resulting in serious bodily injury in connection to the death of fellow inmate Matthew Phillips, 31.
Both men, who are incarcerated at Thompson Penitentiary in Illinois, were part of a group called the Valhalla Bound Skinheads.
On March 2, 2020, they conspired to assault Phillips because he was Jewish, according to the indictment in the US District Court in Rockford, Ill. Martin and Simonson repeatedly struck Phillips in the upper body, face and head, and continued to do so even after the victim became defenseless, the charges stated.
“Hatred and violence on the basis of religion have no place in our society,” said John Lausch Jr., US Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois. “We will continue to work with our federal, state and local law enforcement partners to protect the civil rights of all Americans.”
Phillips was imprisoned for distributing heroin and money laundering.
Simonson and Martin face life in prison for the conspiracy to commit murder, second-degree murder and hate crime charges, while the maximum sentence for the assault charge is 10 years. Arraignments have not been scheduled yet.
