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Oroville Man Pleads to Hate Crime | Chico News
A man in Oroville, Orrin Tyler Colbourn, just pleaded no contest to felony hate crime charges after a terrifying confrontation at a Palermo park where he yelled racial slurs, threatened to kill a Hispanic woman and her kids, and brandished a screwdriver. Witnesses came forward, and despite a prior competency delay, Colbourn is now facing up to 3 years and 8 months in prison — with a potential strike under California’s Three Strikes law — as prosecutors send a clear message: hate has no place in Butte County. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow…
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