Larry Edward Foxworth, 48, was indicted on Tuesday on hate crimes charges and federal firearms violations.
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A Clayton County man who was arrested last July after police said he fired multiple gunshots at two gas stations is now facing federal hate crime charges.
Larry Edward Foxworth, 48, of Jonesboro, was arrested on 10 counts related to the shootings in July 2021, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution previously reported. At the time, Clayton police said Foxworth told officers, “This is a hate crime and this is a targeted hit.”
Officers arrived at a gas station in the 700 block of Mt. Zion Road and spotted a 2016 Ford Fusion weaving in and out of traffic. During a traffic stop, police said officers spotted an open container and a bag of ammunition including spent shell casings inside the car.
Foxworth was arrested. As he was being taken into custody police said he told officers that "I can give you a name and we can make this disappear" and "this is a hate crime and this is a targeted hit".
Investigators said Foxworth admitted to the shootings because he doesn’t like "towel heads" and didn’t like people of color calling them "n----s". He told investigators that "after shooting the first location he went down the road and did a U-turn to come back and shoot the location again." He told investigators he wasn’t aware he was at a second location.
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"Just playing with a 'toy' gun" ....ok then
