2 Plead Not Guilty to Alleged Hate Crime
Two Lancaster men pleaded not guilty Tuesday to assault and hate crime charges in the alleged beating of a Latino man who they thought was Middle Eastern.
Timothy Allen Martin, 34, and his nephew, Mark Allen Martin, 20, were each charged with felony counts of assault and first-degree burglary.
Timothy Martin was also charged with assault with a deadly weapon, and his nephew was charged with a misdemeanor count of battery. All the charges carry hate crime allegations.
If convicted, each man could face more than seven years in prison.
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