2017 Chicago torture incident
In January 2017, four perpetrators: Jordan Hill, Tesfaye "Teefies" Cooper, and Brittany and Tanishia Covington committed a hate crime and other offenses against a mentally disabled man in Chicago, Illinois. The attackers, two men and two women, laughed as they kidnapped and physically, verbally, and racially abused the victim. The incident was livestreamed on Facebook.
| 2017 Chicago torture incident | |
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| Location | Chicago, Illinois |
| Date | January 3, 2017 |
Attack type | Torture, kidnapping, stabbing, beating, hate crime |
| Weapons | Knife |
| Victim | Unnamed white male |
| Perpetrators |
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| Motive | Racism, ableism, ransom |
| Verdict | Pleaded guilty |
| Convictions | Brittany and Tanisha Covington:
Hill and Cooper:
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| Sentence | Hill: 8 years in prison Cooper: 7 years in prison Tanishia: 3 years in prison Brittany: 4 years probation and 200 hours of community service |
The victim met with an acquaintance from high school at a McDonald's on New Year's Eve, and on January 3 was found by a police officer to appear to be suffering from numerous injuries while being led by one of the perpetrators on a sidewalk. The four perpetrators were arrested after the incident was livestreamed by one of them on Facebook Live, and were all given plea deals for hate crime charges and other offenses. The sentences ranged from probation to 8 years in prison.