Des Moines, Iowa – Reports from Des Moines, Iowa claim police in the area are investigating a potential hate crime after a 22-year old man, DarQuan Jones, was found beaten on Saturday morning.
According to a report by the Des Moines Register, Jones police he was walking to his girlfriend’s house nearby around 3:25 am when he suddenly heard a group of men yelling racist insults before they began physically assaulting him.
The local NAACP chapter in the Iowa city held a press conference to address the alleged hate crime with Jones’ father in attendance where he told reporters that his son’s jaw was broken in five places.
“After speaking with Quan, his family and the witnesses that have come forward, if the story is as they state it is, then what occurred yesterday should be nothing less than a hate crime,” Kameron Middlebrooks, the president of the Des Moines NAACP said during an interview.
Despite the alleged racist comments reported by Jones, the Des Moines police stated that further investigation needs to be conducted before labeling it as a hate crime.
