A 19-year-old man has been held on $1 million bail after an alleged anti-gay assault that despatched the sufferer to the hospital. Decatur police allege Ethan Dickerson restrained and hit the sufferer repeatedly with a pipe wrench Thursday at a Decatur dwelling.
Authorities stated Dickerson allegedly threatened to kill the sufferer in a homophobic rant, in accordance with The (Decatur) Herald & Evaluate.
"' why I've to do that. ... You are homosexual. ... You are evil ... I will kill you,'" a police affidavit quoted Dickerson telling the sufferer, the Herald & Evaluate reported.
Dickerson confronted preliminary prices of tried first-degree homicide, aggravated battery, aggravated illegal restraint, dwelling invasion, and a hate crime. The fees might be reviewed by the state's legal professional's workplace.
Police discovered the sufferer within the kitchen with a number of lacerations on the pinnacle an a "important" quantity of blood loss. The sufferer was transported to a neighborhood hospital for non-life threatening accidents that required stitches.
Dickerson appeared in courtroom Friday morning for a bond listening to, CBS affiliate WCIA-TV reported.
It was instantly unclear if Dickerson had an legal professional. A listed cellphone quantity for him couldn't be situated Sunday.