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CALGARY – A planned guilty plea in a case of hateful graffiti targeting Muslims and Syrian refugees that was sprayed last December has been temporarily derailed.
The Crown and defence began making a joint submission for Kyle MacKenzie to enter guilty pleas to inciting hate and mischief Friday morning, but that has now been delayed.
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Defence for MacKenzie has decided to wait to enter the pleas in front of a different judge, who would follow through with sentencing.
MacKenzie is one of two men accused in the case, along with Miguel Lavergne.
The hateful graffitti covered doors, windows and walls with messages like “f–k Muslim Goofs,” “f–k Syria,” and “f–k Syrian ‘refs’” on Dec. 3, 2015. Some of the graffiti included white power symbols.
Mackenzie, 28, faces two charges of publicly inciting hatred and six charges of committing mischief to property.
Lavergne, 30, faces six charges of committing mischief.
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With files from Global’s Melissa Ramsay
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