Arkansas News Bureau Treybig admitted in court LITTLE ROCK — An Evening that she lied to FBI agents Shade woman pleaded guilty about her knowledge of what today to a federal charge of happened on the night of the obstructing an investigation incident. She also admitted related to the Jan. 14 urging a friend to provide to firebombing of the home of a the FBI a false story that mixed-race couple in Hardy, would serve as an alibi for the U.S. Justice Department her co-defendants. announced. “Threatening a couple with Wendy Treybig, 31, was violence because of their indicted by a federal grand race will not be tolerated in jury along with Jason our country,” said Thomas E. Barnwell, 37, of Evening Perez, assistant attorney Shade; Gary Dodson, 32, and general for the Justice Jake Murphy, 19, both of Department’s Civil Rights Waldron; and Dustin Hammond, Division. 20, of Hardy, on civil rights “The Justice Department will and other federal charges vigorously prosecute stemming from their alleged individuals that violate the participation in the rights of others because of firebombing and subsequent race.” cover-up. Treybig faces up to 20 years Murphy and Hammond have in prison. Barnwell and pleaded guilty and are Dodson are scheduled for awaiting sentencing. trial Oct. 25.
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