A Belleville man has been charged in a hate-crime investigation.
The Belleville Police Criminal Investigation Division, with assistance from the Emergency Response Unit, Forensic Identification Unit and Tech Crime Unit, executed a search warrant at a residence in the city’s west end on October 15 as part of an ongoing hate crime investigation.
As a result of the investigation, a 39-year-old Belleville man was arrested and charged with:
· Uttering threats motivated by hatred
He was held for a bail hearing and has remained in custody since that time.
The investigation continued and on Wednesday he was charged additionally with Public Incitement of Hatred.
