Florida man who attacked a postal carrier in a hijab gets 3 years in federal prison
A Florida man who pleaded guilty to a hate-motivated attack on a Muslim U.S. Postal Service carrier was sentenced Friday to three years in federal prison.
A Florida man who pleaded guilty to a hate-motivated attack on a Muslim U.S. Postal Service carrier was sentenced Friday to three years in federal prison.
Kenneth Pinkney, 47, of Fort Lauderdale, was ordered to serve 37 months behind bars followed by three years of supervised release, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida said in a statement.
“No one should live in fear of being targeted because of their religious beliefs,” First Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael Davis said said in the attorney’s office statement. “Everyone, including federal employees, have the right to carry out their duties safely.
Pinkney's lawyer did not immediately respond to a request for comment Friday night. The victim was not identified.
Prosecutors said Pinkney displayed an aggressive demeanor toward the carrier while she was delivering mail in Broward County on Oct. 9, 2023, two days after Hamas militants' incursion into Israel, a day that would spark war and rekindle religious and ethnic divisions across the globe.
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