19-year-old Ethan Dickerson, who allegedly attacked his neighbor because he is gay. (Photo courtesy Decatur Police Department)
DECATUR, Ill. (AP) | A 19-year-old man has been held on $1 million bail after an alleged anti-gay attack that sent the victim to the hospital.
Decatur police allege Ethan Dickerson restrained and hit the victim repeatedly with a pipe wrench Feb. 17 at a Decatur home. Authorities said Dickerson allegedly threatened to kill the victim in a homophobic rant, according to The (Decatur) Herald & Review.
Dickerson faced preliminary charges of attempted first-degree murder, aggravated battery, aggravated unlawful restraint, home invasion and a hate crime. The charges will be reviewed by the state’s attorney’s office.
Police found the victim in the kitchen with multiple lacerations on the head and a “significant” amount of blood loss. The victim was transported to a local hospital for non-life threatening injuries that required stitches.
It was immediately unclear if Dickerson had an attorney. A listed phone number for him could not be located Feb. 20.
