Inmate at Georgia jail kills cellmate in racially motivated attack, authorities say
An inmate at a county jail in Georgia killed his cellmate with his bare hands Sunday “simply because of the color of his skin,” authorities said.
An inmate at a county jail in Georgia killed his cellmate with his bare hands Sunday “simply because of the color of his skin,” authorities said.
Jaquez Jackson punched and kicked the cellmate and slammed his head on the toilet, the Clayton County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement Monday.
The sheriff's office did not identify the victim.
But the Clayton County Medical Examiner's Office identified him as Carlos Alfredo Zegarra-Arryo, of Athens, Georgia. The cause and manner of his death have not been officially determined, a representative with the office said Tuesday.
Jackson told investigators “he does not like Mexican/Hispanics and wanted to kill them,” the sheriff’s office said.
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