Michigan man charged with hate crimes after 'intimidating' BLM supporters

A Michigan man was charged with hate crimes for allegedly using nooses and written notes to intimidate members of Black Lives Matter.

Kenneth Pilon, 61, was charged on Wednesday with “willfully intimidating and attempting to intimidate citizens from engaging in lawful speech and protests in support of Black Lives Matter.” The man currently faces six counts of federally protected activities, which “prohibits willful injury, intimidation, or interference, or attempt to do so, by force or threat of force of any person or class of persons,” according to the FBI.