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Man charged with hate crime for allegedly attacking gay Amazon employee released from jail

Posted at 12:25 AM, Feb 13, 2016
and last updated 2016-02-13 00:55:27-05

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. – The Chester man accused of attacking another man because he was gay has been released from jail and into his mother's custody.

James William Hill III is charged with a federal hate crime after an alleged attack at the Amazon shipping facility in Chester in May of 2015.

Police said the 34-year-old beat up and punched the victim in the face because of his sexual orientation.

Hill faces 10 years in prison if convicted.

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