Livingston Parish deputies have charged 27-year-old Chad Horsley with a hate crime. The Denham Springs man is accused of targeting a Muslim owned convenience store, while impersonating an East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s deputy. He allegedly caused thousands of dollars of damage by attempting to steal the store’s ATM machine. Sheriff Jason Ard says Horsley also accused the owner of engaging in illegal activities.
Ard says his office later received a call from someone who says they witnessed the crime, but…
Ard says after being confronted with evidence, Horsley cooperated and admitted he picked that store for a reason.
Along with charges of hate crimes, Horsley was booked on simple criminal damage, criminal mischief, and false impersonation of a peace officer and is being held on a 56,000 dollar bond.