Aryan gets five years for attacking sleeping Jewish cellmate

In an attack by a self-professed member of the Master Race, a racist inmate at a Texas federal prison attacked his sleeping Jewish cellmate, placing a ligature around his neck and forcibly pulling him to the floor. 

The Jewish man lost consciousness and, once on the floor, Timothy Lee York, 35, repeatedly kicked and punched him in the head and body, according to the Justice Department.

York is a member of the United Aryan Brotherhood. York, of Fountain Valley, Calif., acknowledged that he attacked his cellmate in December 2007 because the man was Jewish.

He was sentenced to 63 months in prison for the attack and ordered to pay $5,783 in restitution.

“This sentencing should send a strong message that hate crimes will be investigated vigorously by the FBI, and those found to be responsible will be brought to justice,” said Robert E. Casey Jr., Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Field Office in Dallas.

-- Darren Barbee

Comments

[Dennis]

So they knowing put a jew in a cell with an aryan brotherhood member and then get all self righteous and pissed because this happened? Give me a freakin break.This was done on purpose and those who did should be held responsible.What a joke

[KB]

I am curious, any paticular reason jail officials put a UAB member in with a Jewish prisoner in the first place?

[geri elkins-alexander]

Can you really say that they did not know the idiot was an Aryan nation member? Not only should he be punished, but the prison officials as well. Timothy York is a danger to society and 63 months is not long enough to keep him in prison-is this to be served concurrently or consectively with his other sentence?

[ACitizen]

This is typical of the Startlegram. They publish half the story. When are we going to get a decent newspaper in this town??

[USMCGunner]

ACitizen, we are stuck with the McClatchey's canary cage liner instead of a real paper.

And the Aryan monster should just be hanged immediately, not sentenced to more life in prison - just kill the puke with a rusty needle.