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A Bangor Township man who police said yelled racial slurs outside a Bay City bar has accepted a plea deal, and he may avoid jail if he writes a convincing report on Muslims' cultural contributions.
Delane D. Bell, 25, earlier this month pleaded no contest to a two-year felony count of ethnic intimidation. In exchange, prosecutors agreed to dismiss misdemeanor counts of assault and battery and malicious destruction of property between $200 and $1,000.
A no contest plea is not an admission of guilty but is treated as such for purposes of sentencing. Bell's attorney, Bruce K. Mannikko, previously said his client didn't recollect the incident for which he was charged.