A Black man has been charged with a hate crime after allegedly threatening to kill White people at a Walgreens in Columbia Missouri.
Context: The suspect, Mark Elliot Lewis, allegedly walked into a Walgreens and started yelling at a pharmacy tech while she was trying to help another customer.
- Lewis allegedly told the tech “I’m gonna start killing white people.”
- The tech later told law enforcement that she thought Lewis was going to pull out a gun, or come back to the store in 10 minutes and harm people.
Ongoing Developments: Lewis has been charged with harassment motivated by discrimination to frighten or disturb another person.
- He is currently being held at the Boone County Jail on a $75,000 bond.