Crime & Safety
Hate Crimes On Gay Men Get Frisco Man 20 Years In Prison
They used the gay dating app Grindr to get the victims' locations, entered their homes, tied them up and beat them, prosecutors say.
A Frisco man has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison after being convicted of committing four violent hate crimes against gay men, according to reports. Anthony Shelton, who was 19 at the time, is the third man from Frisco to be sentenced in these incidents.
Shelton and the others used Grindr, a dating app for gay men, to get the victims' locations in January and February of 2017. They tied up and assaulted the victims, according to the Star Telegram, int heir homes in Plano, Frisco and Aubrey.
According to federal authorities, the four men, who were armed, tied up the victims with tape, beat them and called them derogatory terms. The Star Telegram reported they also stole a car from one of their victims.
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The other men accused of being involved are:
- Nigel Garrett, 21, who was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison.
- Chancler Encalade, 20, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison.
- Cameron Ajiduah, 18 at the time of the indictment, has a case pending trial.
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