“It is an isolated incident,” Regan told the AJC. Georgia is one of five states without a hate crime law but there is a federal statute. “We do believe they were targeted due to their sexual orientation,” Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Robin Regan told the AJC.
The same accelerant was apparently poured on the ground around the vehicle and ignited as well. The incident occurred after a homeowner on Hurt Bridge Road in Cumming replaced her American flag with a rainbow flag following the Supreme Court decision in favor of marriage equality.Īn unknown person removed the flag, laid it on the windshield of the victim’s car and set it on fire with what police believe is tiki torch fluid, according a report by CBS 46 News. Forsyth County police are investigating an anti-gay hate crime that occurred Monday night.
