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| Gay Inmate Killed in Possible Hate Crime |
| By Planet Out |
| Published: 06/17/2002 |
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A gay inmate has been murdered in what prison officials say was a hate-motivated crime. Kenneth W. Boothe was found strangled in the cell area of Red Onion State Prison, in Virginia. Boothe's cellmate, Joseph L. Armstrong, has been ordered to give investigators hair and blood samples as well as any writing or literature in his cell that 'indicated prejudice against persons of a homosexual nature.' He has not yet been charged. Armstrong, 24, had allegedly indicated in writings and telephone conversations that he 'would cause bodily harm to homosexuals,' investigators said. Prosecutor Joe Carrico said he is likely to seek the death penalty in the case, but said he will decide after his office receives the findings of the investigation by the Department of Corrections' inspector general's office. Armstrong already is serving life plus 40 years in prison. In 1997, he was convicted of the murder and attempted robbery of a pedestrian in Norfolk. He is also serving time for robbery and firearms convictions in Norfolk and Virginia Beach. Boothe, 29, was serving 17 1/2 years for convictions that included forcible sodomy, aggravated sexual battery of a 3-year-old girl and arson. His crimes included a sexual attack on an inmate at the Smyth County Jail. |
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