No hate-crime charges for black teens who attacked war hero

Marine veteran Christopher Marquez was was attacked at a McDonald's in Washington D.C., after teens asked him about the Black Lives Matter movement

Marine veteran Christopher Marquez was attacked at a McDonald's in Washington D.C., after teens asked him about the Black Lives Matter movement

Teenagers accused of beating and robbing a decorated Marine veteran in Washington, D.C., after asking him if black lives matter will not be charged with a hate crime.

Former Sgt. Christopher Marquez was eating at a McDonald's in the nation's capital Feb. 12 when a group of black teens began racially harassing him about the Black Lives Matter movement. The Bronze Star recipient was knocked unconscious and robbed of $400, a VA medical card, three credit cards and other belongings when he exited the restaurant. Police have made two arrests; a male will be charged with aggravated assault and a female with pickpocketing, Fox News reported Tuesday.

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"I believe this was a hate crime and I was targeted because of my skin color," Marquez told the Daily Caller Feb. 15. "Too many of these types of attacks have been happening against white people by members of the black community and the majority of the mainstream media refuses to report on it."

Marquez served eight years on active duty between 2003 and 2011. He deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan. His bravery during the Battle of Fallujah helped inspire the "No Man Left Behind" war memorial at Camp Pendleton, California.

Police will not charge any of the teenage suspects linked to the beating and robbing Christopher Marquez with a hate crime (Photo: D.C. Metro Police Department)

"I believe that I should get the same type of protection as other people in this country," Marquez told Fox News Feb. 18. "We all know that if this were the other way around, it would be considered a hate crime automatically."

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Marquez, now a student at American University, was treated at George Washington Hospital for head trauma and an eye contusion. The veteran's stolen money was spent in a liquor store, a Five Guys restaurant and a Walmart, bank transactions showed.