New Hampshire Man To Plead Guilty in Concord Graffiti Case

A Pembroke man who was charged in a racist graffiti case stemming from incidents in 2011 and 2012 is expected to plead guilty, according to published reports.

Raymond Stevens, 44, of Pembroke, was arrested on Oct. 15, 2013, and is expected to plead guilty to felony criminal mischief, according to a report from the Concord Monitor.

According to a report from Patch in 2013, the incidents first occurred in September 2011, when graffiti was written on the side of homes on Perley and Downing streets in Concord where New African Americans were living.

In total four homes of refugees in the South End were vandalized, according to a separate report from Patch in 2013.

A motion was filed by Stevens’ attorney last week saying he was deemed fit to stand trial and plans on entering a guilty plea, the Concord Monitor reports.

In November 2013, Stevens suffered a self inflicted gunshot in the head, but survived, according to the report.

Stevens could face up to 30 years in prison, according to the Concord Monitor.

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