Crime & Safety
White Supremacist Charged With Torching Black Family's Home
Joliet resident Brian Moudry was also charged with a hate crime in New Lenox more than a decade ago. He pleaded not guilty to arson charges Thursday.
A man charged with a hate crime in New Lenox more than a decade ago pleaded not guilty Thursday to torching the home of a black family in Joliet.
With "Blue Eyed Devil" tattooed in the back of his shaved head, avowed white supremacist Brian Moudry claimed to "understand English fluently" as he pleaded not guilty to torching the home of a black family living down the street from him in Joliet.
Moudry has a criminal history in New Lenox. In 1999, he was arrested for allegedly using racial slurs to threaten two people in New Lenox. He was charged with aggravated assault and a hate crime.
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He was arrested Wednesday in Joliet on charges of arson, using fire to interfere with housing rights on the basis of race and using fire to commit another felony.
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