ATLANTA (AP) The FBI has opened a hate-crime investigation after a man was accused of pouring boiled water on two gay men inside a suburban Atlanta apartment.
Steve Emmett of the FBI's Atlanta office told WSB-AM (http://bit.ly/1Rw79PY ) on Friday that the agency is working with the College Park Police Department and the Fulton County District Attorney's Office in investigating the February incident.
Authorities say 48-year-old Martin Blackwell, the boyfriend of the mother of victim Anthony Gooden, told investigators he was disgusted with Gooden's relationship with Marquez Tolbert and poured ``a little hot water on them.''
Tolbert was hospitalized for 10 days and had to undergo surgery. Gooden was released from a hospital two weeks ago.
Blackwell has been charged with two counts of aggravated battery. It's unclear whether he has an attorney.
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