Originally posted by the Voice of America. Voice of America content is produced by the Voice of America, a United States federal government-sponsored entity, and is in the public domain. Man Charged With Hate Crime in Acid Attack on Hispanic VOA News Prosecutors in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, have charged a white man with a hate crime in last week's acid attack on a Hispanic man. Clifton Blackwell has been charged with first-degree reckless endangerment, but the additional charges of a hate crime and using a dangerous weapon could send him to prison for up to 25 years if he is convicted. .