Probation in Killing Protested by 6,000
More than 6,000 people rallied peacefully Sunday to protest the sentence of probation given to a white supremacist convicted of killing a black man.
Sixty pastors organized the march, the Rev. Michael Bell said.
Racial tensions have simmered here since Christopher William Brosky was sentenced to 10 years probation for his part in the June, 1991, drive-by shooting of Donald Thomas, 32, of Arlington. Brosky, 18, had been convicted of murder by an all-white jury.
Some jurors said they meant to sentence Brosky to five years in prison plus 10 years’ probation, but they were confused by sentencing documents.
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