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FILE - In this July 10, 2020, file photo, Vauhxx Booker speaks at a news conference for him in Bloomington, Ind. Two men are facing charges afterBooker said a group of white men assaulted him in Indiana and threatened to &quot;get a noose&quot; after claiming that he and his friends had trespassed on private property. Monroe County prosecutors on Friday, July 17, 2020, charged Sean Purdy with felonies of criminal confinement, battery resulting in moderate bodily injury and intimidation. Jerry Cox II has been charged with felony criminal confinement and battery resulting in moderate bodily injury, as well as two misdemeanors. (Rich Janzaruk/The Herald-Times via AP File)

Special prosecutor sought in alleged attack on Black man

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FILE - In this July 10, 2020, file photo, Vauhxx Booker speaks at a news conference for him in Bloomington, Ind. Two men are facing charges afterBooker said a group of white men assaulted him in Indiana and threatened to &quot;get a noose&quot; after claiming that he and his friends had trespassed on private property. Monroe County prosecutors on Friday, July 17, 2020, charged Sean Purdy with felonies of criminal confinement, battery resulting in moderate bodily injury and intimidation. Jerry Cox II has been charged with felony criminal confinement and battery resulting in moderate bodily injury, as well as two misdemeanors. (Rich Janzaruk/The Herald-Times via AP File)

2 men charged in assault on Black man at Indiana lake

By CASEY SMITH - Associated Press

FILE - Tears roll down the face of Vauhxx Booker as he speaks to people gathered at the Monroe County courthouse in Bloomington, Ind, Monday, July 6, 2020. Attorneys for two people involved in a reported assault of Booker at a southern Indiana lake over the July Fourth weekend said Monday, July 13, 2020, their clients are victims, not attackers. David Hennessy, a criminal defense attorney for Sean Purdy and Caroline McCord — two of the people accused of being involved — said Booker has been &quot;putting forth a false narrative&quot; about what happened. (Rich Janzaruk/The Herald-Times via AP, File)

Attorney: Indiana hate crime allegation is ‘smear campaign’

By CASEY SMITH - Associated Press

Indiana officials investigate report of assault on Black man

By CASEY SMITH - Associated Press