26-02-2019 19:23 via sltrib.com

Utah man pleads not guilty to hate crime attack on Latinos

A Utah man accused of attacking three Latinos at a tire shop in Salt Lake City after shouting that he wanted to “kill Mexicans” pleaded not guilty Monday to hate crime charges.Alan Dale Covington, 50, entered his pleas during his first federal court appearance after being charged last week by the U.S. Department of Justice. He will remain jailed after U.S. Magistrate Judge Brooke Wells called him a risk of danger to the community.Covington's court-appointed attorneys didn't fight tha
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