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Hate Crime: Feds Charge Quincy Man Accused Of Race-Based Attack Hate Crime: Feds Charge Quincy Man Accused Of Race-Based Attack
Hate Crime: Feds Charge Quincy Man Accused Of Race-Based Attack A Quincy man accused of yelling "Go back to China" before driving into a man of Asian descent has been charged with a federal hate crime, authorities said.  John Sullivan, 77, was charged on Wednesday, Feb. 15, with violating the Shepard-Byrd Hate Crimes Prevention Act, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said.  Police were called to 40 Washington Street in Quincy just before 11 a.m. on Dec. 2 after Sullivan allegedly drove into George Ngo, causing the man to fall onto the hood of his car, police said. After Ngo fell off, Sullivan is accused of yelling a racial slur before crashing …

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