Police make arrest in Hatch Hall vandalism
Benjamin A. Elliott
MU police officers arrested a suspect in an incident of racially derogatory vandalism outside of Hatch Hall on Saturday night, about 12 hours after the vandalism was discovered.
According to an MU Police Department news release, Benjamin A. Elliott, 18, was arrested on suspicion of second-degree property damage Saturday evening. This charge is a class D felony in Missouri due to a hate crimes statute which enhances penalties for motivational factors in certain crimes. Elliott is listed in the MU directory as a student.
He was released to the Boone County Jail on a $4,500 bond, the news release stated. Stay with The Maneater for updated coverage of this case.
More on the incident can be found here.
Comments (5)
9:20 a.m., Feb. 15, 2011
Sami said:
You are joking,right? Obviously racism is an issue, that I won't deny...but it certainly runs both ways. Minority students with their Culture Centers and minority Greek life...they sure do their part to set themselves aside from everyone else. Stop making the fact that minorities are minorities such a huge deal, if we'd stop separating ourselves it wouldn't be such an issue. We're all equal. Get over it. Stop clinging to the past. Minorities are not so much the victim, but more an accomplice.
2:22 p.m., Feb. 25, 2011
William Honely said:
Sami you do realize why all of those organizations were started right? Because whites wouldn't allow blacks to participate. Do your research before you try and condemn something. And the BCC is there b/c of the black students that mizzou wouldn't let in. We are not all equal. If we were there wouldn't be a need for things like affirmative action, there wouldn't be racial profiling, etc. You may want to stop being so obtuse and naive. Neither serve you very well.
7:26 p.m., March 23, 2011
Patrick said:
How ironic that the culprit who vandalized school property with racial slurs is a white kid with dreadlocks...
11:25 p.m., Feb. 12, 2011
Asha said:
This is just ridiculous. There is a evident problem at Mizzou and while he did get arrested there needs to be something done to prevent events like this happening in the future. Minority students can not feel safe in a place where we feel there is a substantial group of people who do not accept us in the community.