POTTSVILLE, Pennsylvania (CNN) -- A fomer Pennsylvania high school football player was acquitted of murder Friday in the beating death of a Mexican immigrant last summer.
Derrick Donchak, 19, was charged with aggravated assault and ethnic intimidation.
Luis Ramirez died of blunt force injuries after a confrontation with a group of Pennsylania teens.
However, a Schuylkill County jury found Brandon Piekarsky and Derrick Donchak guilty of simple assault stemming from the death of Luis Ramirez, who died of blunt force injuries to the head after a fight with the defendants and their friends.
Donchak, 19, was also found guilty of providing alcohol to the group of teens that encountered Ramirez the night of July 12 on a residential street in the rural mining town of Shenandoah.
Both teens were acquitted of ethnic intimidation charges.
Prosecutors alleged the teens baited the undocumented Mexican immigrant into a fight with racial epithets, provoking an exchange of punches and kicks that ended with Ramirez convulsing in the street, foaming from the mouth.
He died two days later in a hospital in Danville.
Piekarsky, 17, had faced a charge of third-degree murder for allegedly delivering a fatal kick to Ramirez's head after he was knocked to the ground. He also was found not guilty of ethnic intimidation, aggravated assault and attempting to solicit a cover-up.
An all-white jury of six men and six women heard from several prosecution witnesses, including a juvenile co-defendant and another teen who pleaded guilty in federal court for his role in the fight.
While the jury heard conflicting accounts about who initiated the encounter or delivered the final kick to Ramirez's head, defense lawyers attempted to place the blame on another co-defendant, who is facing charges in juvenile court, and Colin Walsh, who has pleaded guilty to violating Ramirez's civil rights.
The juvenile admitted on the stand to shouting "go home you Mexican [expletive]" after the first fight dispersed, prompting Ramirez to turn back and attack him.
The juvenile's testimony was corroborated by Walsh, who admitted to punching Ramirez and knocking him to the ground after he charged the juvenile.
Both witnesses said Piekarsky delivered the final blow to Ramirez's head while he was on the ground, but others testified that they couldn't be certain who had actually kicked him.
The incident drew national attention to the small town of Shenandoah, highlighting issues of race relations.
Originally posted by: Ackmed
Read the entire article, before crying about anything.
The final kick, the one believed to have caused the death, was not done by the ones found not guilty.
However, a Schuylkill County jury found Brandon Piekarsky and Derrick Donchak guilty of simple assault stemming from the death of Luis Ramirez, who died of blunt force injuries to the head after a fight with the defendants and their friends.
Both witnesses said Piekarsky delivered the final blow to Ramirez's head while he was on the ground, but others testified that they couldn't be certain who had actually kicked him.
Originally posted by: dahunan
Isn't the jury supposed to be made up of ones peers? All White Supremacists (over those illegals) is not that mans peers
Will these punks even have to pay the doctors bills?
America... fuck you... where we are still racist inbreds.. what the fuck you gonna do about it
Originally posted by: GodlessAstronomer
Many Americans don't consider non-Americans to be human beings. Just look at the way people talk about Mexicans on this forum.
Originally posted by: Newbian
Originally posted by: dahunan
Isn't the jury supposed to be made up of ones peers? All White Supremacists (over those illegals) is not that mans peers
Will these punks even have to pay the doctors bills?
America... fuck you... where we are still racist inbreds.. what the fuck you gonna do about it
Well how many illegal Mexicans are going to respond to jury duty?
Originally posted by: nobodyknows
Originally posted by: Newbian
Originally posted by: dahunan
Isn't the jury supposed to be made up of ones peers? All White Supremacists (over those illegals) is not that mans peers
Will these punks even have to pay the doctors bills?
America... fuck you... where we are still racist inbreds.. what the fuck you gonna do about it
Well how many illegal Mexicans are going to respond to jury duty?
Ouch.
Besides, the defendant is the one who gets tried by a jury of his peers.
Originally posted by: dahunan
Originally posted by: nobodyknows
Originally posted by: Newbian
Originally posted by: dahunan
Isn't the jury supposed to be made up of ones peers? All White Supremacists (over those illegals) is not that mans peers
Will these punks even have to pay the doctors bills?
America... fuck you... where we are still racist inbreds.. what the fuck you gonna do about it
Well how many illegal Mexicans are going to respond to jury duty?
Ouch.
Besides, the defendant is the one who gets tried by a jury of his peers.
oops.. guess I am still intoxicated..
omg lol
I cannot agree to the charges these poor little white boys got convicted of.. .. they should have been set free
Originally posted by: nobodyknows
Originally posted by: Newbian
Originally posted by: dahunan
Isn't the jury supposed to be made up of ones peers? All White Supremacists (over those illegals) is not that mans peers
Will these punks even have to pay the doctors bills?
America... fuck you... where we are still racist inbreds.. what the fuck you gonna do about it
Well how many illegal Mexicans are going to respond to jury duty?
Ouch.
Besides, the defendant is the one who gets tried by a jury of his peers.
Originally posted by: dahunan
Isn't the jury supposed to be made up of ones peers? All White Supremacists (over those illegals) is not that mans peers
Will these punks even have to pay the doctors bills?
America... fuck you... where we are still racist inbreds.. what the fuck you gonna do about it
Originally posted by: Newbian
Originally posted by: nobodyknows
Originally posted by: Newbian
Originally posted by: dahunan
Isn't the jury supposed to be made up of ones peers? All White Supremacists (over those illegals) is not that mans peers
Will these punks even have to pay the doctors bills?
America... fuck you... where we are still racist inbreds.. what the fuck you gonna do about it
Well how many illegal Mexicans are going to respond to jury duty?
Ouch.
Besides, the defendant is the one who gets tried by a jury of his peers.
True, but you would think the prosecutor would had been able to do something for the victim.
Originally posted by: Jaskalas
Originally posted by: dahunan
Isn't the jury supposed to be made up of ones peers? All White Supremacists (over those illegals) is not that mans peers
Will these punks even have to pay the doctors bills?
America... fuck you... where we are still racist inbreds.. what the fuck you gonna do about it
Your racism is exhibit A. Ranting and raving about whites. Fuck you too.
The act of beating someone to death is murder, and those involved should be found guilty of murder. There is no need to bring race into this matter, except by racists.
When curb stomping someone to death is not murder?Originally posted by: Phokus
I'm sure the republicans in this forum are crying about the miscarriage of justice here.
Originally posted by: GodlessAstronomer
Originally posted by: Ackmed
Read the entire article, before crying about anything.
The final kick, the one believed to have caused the death, was not done by the ones found not guilty.
Maybe you should read the article.
However, a Schuylkill County jury found Brandon Piekarsky and Derrick Donchak guilty of simple assault stemming from the death of Luis Ramirez, who died of blunt force injuries to the head after a fight with the defendants and their friends.
Both witnesses said Piekarsky delivered the final blow to Ramirez's head while he was on the ground, but others testified that they couldn't be certain who had actually kicked him.
Originally posted by: eskimospy
Originally posted by: GodlessAstronomer
Originally posted by: Ackmed
Read the entire article, before crying about anything.
The final kick, the one believed to have caused the death, was not done by the ones found not guilty.
Maybe you should read the article.
However, a Schuylkill County jury found Brandon Piekarsky and Derrick Donchak guilty of simple assault stemming from the death of Luis Ramirez, who died of blunt force injuries to the head after a fight with the defendants and their friends.
Both witnesses said Piekarsky delivered the final blow to Ramirez's head while he was on the ground, but others testified that they couldn't be certain who had actually kicked him.
Also it doesn't matter in the slightest who gave the final kick as I'm sure felony murder applies in this case.
Originally posted by: six
Originally posted by: eskimospy
Originally posted by: GodlessAstronomer
Originally posted by: Ackmed
Read the entire article, before crying about anything.
The final kick, the one believed to have caused the death, was not done by the ones found not guilty.
Maybe you should read the article.
However, a Schuylkill County jury found Brandon Piekarsky and Derrick Donchak guilty of simple assault stemming from the death of Luis Ramirez, who died of blunt force injuries to the head after a fight with the defendants and their friends.
Both witnesses said Piekarsky delivered the final blow to Ramirez's head while he was on the ground, but others testified that they couldn't be certain who had actually kicked him.
Also it doesn't matter in the slightest who gave the final kick as I'm sure felony murder applies in this case.
Yes it does. I was on a jury for capital murder.
Originally posted by: GodlessAstronomer
Originally posted by: Ackmed
Read the entire article, before crying about anything.
The final kick, the one believed to have caused the death, was not done by the ones found not guilty.
Maybe you should read the article.
However, a Schuylkill County jury found Brandon Piekarsky and Derrick Donchak guilty of simple assault stemming from the death of Luis Ramirez, who died of blunt force injuries to the head after a fight with the defendants and their friends.
Both witnesses said Piekarsky delivered the final blow to Ramirez's head while he was on the ground, but others testified that they couldn't be certain who had actually kicked him.