An investigation by the FBI revealed Derrick Bernard Jr., Ashley Blackcloud and Deanna West staged the cross in front of the sign, which was positioned in the grass at a major traffic intersection and set ablaze, to make it seem like a hate crime occurred on April 23 2023, according to an indictment filed Nov. 6.

Three people are now facing federal charges for allegedly staging a hate crime during the Colorado Springs mayoral race in 2023.

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In April 2023, the three allegedly spray painted a campaign sign with a racial slur and burned a wooden cross in front of it, prosecutors said.

The FBI alleges that Bernard then worked with Blackcloud and West to stage a cross burning in front of a campaign sign for Yemi defaced with a racial slur in the early hours of April 23, 2023. After the fact,

Three people from Colorado Springs are facing federal charges over a hate crime hoax. It happened during the 2023 Mayoral Runoff Election.