Kelly Ann Jaeger and Jeffery Wellmaker had been going for a walk in a Phoenix park when Travis that is neo-Nazi Ricci harassing them over interracial dating.
A neo-Nazi had been convicted Wednesday of murder along with other charges into the drive-by shooting of an interracial couple at an Arizona park.
Detectives say Ricci yelled at Kelly Ann Jaeger and Jeffery Wellmaker while they went for the walk within the park, hollering racial slurs at Wellmaker and harassing him for dating a white girl.
“N_____, what are you doing with that white woman?” he shouted, based on the Phoenix New Times.“This is white energy.”
Ricci left and then get back in a motor automobile driven with a buddy. Ricci was armed by having a weapon, which he used to shoot at the few from their vehicle.
Authorities say Ricci meant to shoot Wellmaker but alternatively struck Jaeger, a mom of two who was simply simply two times shy of her birthday that is 40th towards the Phoenix New days.
Ricci, whose Nazi and white-power tattoos were included in a gown shirt through the court appearance, reacted towards the verdict by momentarily shutting their eyes and lowering his mind.
The bad verdicts mean jurors will decide whether he should face life in prison or the death penalty within the killing of Kelly Ann Jaeger.
In searching for the death penalty, prosecutors have said the killing ended up being meant to further the interests of the Vinlanders Social Club, a neo-Nazi group having a reputation for physical violence. Lawyers for Ricci have said his client wasn’t user of the Vinlanders. [Read more...]