{"id":108302,"date":"2017-06-11T13:20:03","date_gmt":"2017-06-11T17:20:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/?p=108302"},"modified":"2017-06-11T13:20:03","modified_gmt":"2017-06-11T17:20:03","slug":"adam-purinton-charged-federal-hate-crime-charges-deadly-kansas-bar-rampage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/adam-purinton-charged-federal-hate-crime-charges-deadly-kansas-bar-rampage\/","title":{"rendered":"Adam Purinton charged with federal hate crime charges over deadly Kansas bar rampage"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Justice Department announced the indictment of Adam W. Purinton, 52, of Olathe, Kansas. Purinton was indicted by a federal grand jury on hate crime and firearm charges for shooting three men\u2014including two Indian nationals\u2014at an Olathe bar on Feb. 22, 2017.<\/p>\n
The indictment accuses Purinton of shooting and killing Srinivas Kuchibhotla because of Kuchibhotla\u2019s “actual and perceived race, color, religion and national origin.” The indictment also accuses Purinton of attempting to kill Alok Madasani because of his “actual and perceived race, color, religion and national origin.”<\/p>\n
A third count in the indictment charges Purinton with violating a federal firearms statute by discharging a firearm at Kuchibhotla, Madasani, and the third man, Ian Grillot, during those crimes of violence.<\/p>\n
The indictment alleges that Purinton committed the offenses after substantial planning and premeditation, attempted to kill more than one person in a single criminal episode, and knowingly created a grave risk of death to others on the scene.<\/p>\n