Man who admitted setting cross on fire in Chicago park is charged with a hate crime
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This framegrab from a video taken by motorist Keinika Carlton shows a wooden cross engulfed in bright orange flames as it leans against a tree in Grant Park in Chicago on Tuesday, July 9, 2026. (Keinika Carlton via AP)This booking photo released by the Chicago Police Department on Wednesday, June 17, 2026, shows Merlin Lu, who has been charged with a hate crime and other offenses in the burning of a cross in Chicago's Grant Park. (Chicago Police Department via AP)
This framegrab from a video taken by motorist Keinika Carlton shows a wooden cross engulfed in bright orange flames as it leans against a tree in Grant Park in Chicago on Tuesday, July 9, 2026. (Keinika Carlton via AP)