The man charged with the 2012 murder stemming from an attack on a lesbian teenage couple in Texas showed up for court on Friday wearing a bullet proof vest, reports KZTV10. And with protesters outside demanding the case be tried as a hate crime, attorneys for David Strickland say they are considering a change of venue for fear for their client's safety.
Strickland is charged in a violent attack that seriously injured Kristene Chapa, 18, and that killed her girlfriend, Mollie Olgin, 19,,,
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Protestors assembled in front of the San Patricio County Courthouse on Friday to object to the decision not to try the case as a hate crime. District Attorney Michael Welborn told Janine Reyes of KZTV10 that “we have found no evidence" indicating "this was in any way involving a hate crime.”
Fatal 2012 Attack on Texas Lesbian Couple 'Not A Hate Crime' | Advocate.com
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