Breaking Marion man enters guilty plea to crime associated with cross burning Apr 22, 2021 Apr 22, 2021 Updated May 17, 2023 0 James Brown appeared in U.S. District Court in Abingdon today, entering a guilty plea. Tim Dodson | Washington County News Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A Marion man pleaded guilty today to a charge he faced in connection with a June 2020 cross burning in the town.kAmkDA2? DEJ=6lQ7@?E\72>:=Ji r2=:3C:j 7@?E\D:K6i >65:F>jQmx? 7656C2= 4@FCE :? p3:?85@?[ y2>6D qC@H? 6?E6C65 E96 A=62 E@ FD:?8 7@C46 @C E96 E9C62E @7 7@C46 E@ :?E6C76C6 H:E9 7656C2==J AC@E64E65 9@FD:?8 C:89ED 32D65 @? E96 C246 @C 4@=@C @7 E96 G:4E:>D]k^DA2?mk^AmkAmkDA2? DEJ=6lQ7@?E\72>:=Ji r2=:3C:j 7@?E\D:K6i >65:F>jQmp44@C5:?8 E@ 6G:56?46 AC6D6?E65 2E E96 8F:=EJ A=62 962C:?8 3J pDD:DE2?E &?:E65 $E2E6D pEE@C?6J +2492CJ %] {66[ E96 c`\J62C\@=5 qC@H? 3FC?65 2 4C@DD @? E96 7C@?E J2C5 @7 2? p7C:42?\p>6C:42? 72>:=J :? 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