WATCH: NY Gay Couple Shot at for Holding Hands Spread Message of Equality | Advocate.com

A gay teen and his boyfriend are victims of a hate crime, according to police in Upstate New York, as they were shot at for holding hands.

The Warren County Sherriff’s Office tells WTEN TV of Albany the two young men arrested in connection with the attack — 19-year-old Scott Bills and 21-year-old Bradley Moulton — admit to yelling antigay slurs and shooting at the couple with a BB gun that closely resembles a pistol. Lt. Steve Stockdale said the BB gun could have easily been mistaken for a real handgun.
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Stockdale said that after scaring the couple, Bills, who was driving the vehicle, drove back toward them a second time, and Moulton threatened them a second time.
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Bills and Moulton now face felony hate crime charges. WTEN reports they were released from jail and are set to return to court next week.



WATCH: NY Gay Couple Shot at for Holding Hands Spread Message of Equality | Advocate.com