Two people whose images went viral last month as they were shown trying to paint over the “Black Lives Matter” mural on a downtown Martinez street pleaded not guilty Tuesday to hate crime and vandalism charges.
An attorney for Nicole Claudia Anderson, 42, and David Richard Nelson, 53, both of Martinez, said the hate crime charges against the couple are undeserved, and are being pushed by a district attorney he described as “highly politicized.”
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