Teens Denied Bail in Pa. Hate Crimes Case Two Men Accused in Beating Death of Mexican Immigrant Plead Not Guilty; Police Officers Accused of Cover-U

(CBS/AP) A federal judge denied bail Tuesday for two Pennsylvania teens who pleaded not guilty to a hate crime charge in the death of a Mexican immigrant, noting that one defendant is accused of kicking the victim in the head "as if you were kicking a field goal."

Brandon Piekarsky, 18, and Derrick Donchak, 19, were charged in the July 2008 beating death of 25-year-old Luis Ramirez in the town of Shenandoah. A separate indictment charges three police officers with obstructing the investigation into Ramirez's death

[Posted by Cynthia Sanchez]

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