Police Arrest Four Men In Bizarre Hate Crime Assault On 14 Year-Old Boy

Police in Concord, New Hampshire have arrested four men for assaulting a mentally challenged 14 year-old boy and tattooing male genitalia and the words "poop dick" on his buttocks. Police say a 15 year-old high school student will also be charged.

Two of the men arrested yesterday have connections to white supremacy, prosecutors said. One of them also threatened to assault the victim with his genitals if he didn't keep quiet, police records show. "These crimes were committed with huge cruelty and insensitivity to a victim who was emotionally vulnerable and intellectually challenged," Prosecutor Scott Murray said yesterday at an arraignment in Concord District Court. For about a week leading up to the incident, Blake VanNest, 18, of 2 Jennings Drive, promised the victim that others would stop bullying him if he got a tattoo on his butt, the police said. "(VanNest) knew the victim was younger, unpopular and frequently picked on, and that (VanNest) had taken advantage of him based on this," Concord police Detective Wade Brown wrote in an affidavit.[snip]

"(VanNest) told him that he was going to get the tattoo one way or another," Brown's affidavit said. "Blake then took out his penis and pointed it at (the victim) telling him to pull down his pants or he would touch (the victim) with his penis." When the victim kneeled against the bench, Donald Wyman, 20, used a red permanent marker to sketch an outline of the tattoo, according to police records. Fisk soon began etching, court records show. For about 20 or 30 minutes, Fisk worked to draw the first five letters in block print. When the victim complained about the pain, Fisk said he'd punch him in the face if he didn't stop squirming, according to police records.

Police note that one of the arrested men has Confederate flag and swastika tattoos.

UPDATE: JMG reader Lane tips us that the Smoking Gun has the arrest report.

(Tipped by JMG reader Thomas)