Syracuse man charged with hate crime for anti-white threats
A Syracuse man was arrested on Monday and charged with a hate crime after he allegedly threatened to kill a state trooper, police communications specialist and a person whose identity is protected by a court order, because they are white.
Kelvin Tanksley, 43, made multiple threatening calls to the Troop D communications center in Oneida on Sunday evening, according to New York State Police.
During the calls, he “allegedly directed threatening and derogatory statements toward the victims because they were white,” police stated.
Tanksley was arrested in Syracuse. He has been charged with aggravated harassment as a hate crime, criminal contempt in the first degree and aggravated family offense.
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Kelvin Tanksley, 43, of Syracuse, was arrested and charged with a hate crime on Monday after allegedly making threatening calls to the New York State Police Troop D communications center on Sunday evening. Tanksley reportedly "directed threatening and derogatory statements toward the victims, because they were white," including a state trooper, a police communications specialist, and another individual. He faces charges of aggravated harassment as a hate crime, criminal contempt in the first degree, and aggravated family offense.
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