Neighbor Convicted in Cross-Burning Attempt
<i> Associated Press</i>
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. —
A man was convicted Tuesday of attempting to burn a cross on the lawn of an interracial couple, but he was acquitted of a conspiracy charge.
Richard J. Elliott, 19, who lives next door to the couple in a rural neighborhood near the North Carolina border, stood quietly as the verdict was read. He faces as much as five years in prison and a $2,500 fine on the charge of attempting to burn a cross with the intent to intimidate.
Elliott was one of three white teens arrested in the incident.
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