Florida Man Convicted of Hate Crime in Roadway Altercation

A Florida man has been convicted of a federal hate crime for a 2021 altercation with a Black motorist on a city street. Court documents show a jury in Tampa convicted 29-year-old Jordan Patrick Leahy on Wednesday of interfering for racially-motivated reasons with the motorist’s right to use the street. Leahy faces a maximum 10-year prison sentence and up to $250,000 in fines. Trial evidence showed that on Aug. 8, 2021, Leahy pulled alongside the Black motorist, identified only as J.T., who