Miami Prosecutors Pursue Hate Crime Charges Against Dr. Jennifer Wright

Miami FL

23 March, 2021

2:41 PM

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CBS Miami March 23, 2021 A South Florida doctor accused of attacking a Hispanic man at a supermarket will face hate crime charges. Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle announced her office is charging Dr. Jennifer Susan Wright, 58, with felony counts of battery with prejudice, criminal mischief with prejudice and tampering with a victim or witness. Wright was originally arrested last month, several weeks after the attack was reported. "It is sad that in such a diverse, multi-ethnic community like Miami-Dade County, COVID precautions can trigger such alleged outbursts of ethnic hate," Fernandez Rundle said in a statement. "Hate crimes are always meant to demean and intimidate their intended targets." Read more at CBS Miami