PITTSBURGH, Pa. – Jeffrey Allen Burgess has been sentenced
in federal court to three years’ probation, to include the following special
conditions: four months of home detention; continued alcohol treatment through
Pyramid Healthcare, Inc., or as directed by the U.S. Probation Office; 50 hours
of community service; full participation in a restorative justice program
administered by Center for Victims; and restitution in an amount to be
determined by the Court at a later date, on a charge of violating the Hate
Crimes Prevention Act, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
United States District Judge Nora Barry Fischer imposed the
sentence on Jeffrey Allen Burgess, age 56.
According to information presented to the Court, on or about
November 22, 2016, Burgess violated the Hate Crimes Prevention Act by willfully
causing bodily injury to A.M. because of A.M.’s actual and perceived race,
color, and national origin.
Assistant U.S. Attorneys Cindy K. Chung and Rachael L.
Dizard of the Western District of Pennsylvania and Civil Rights Division Trial
Attorney Tona Boyd prosecuted this case on behalf of the government.
United States Attorney Brady commended the Federal Bureau of
Investigation and the Bethel Park Police Department for conducting the
investigation leading to the successful prosecution of Burgess.
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