▁its ▁susp icion ▁that ▁the ▁killing ▁was ▁a ▁" h ate - related ▁crime ", ▁art icul ating ▁the ▁view ▁that ▁William son ▁had ▁been ▁killed ▁because ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁public ly ▁visible ▁gay ▁man . ▁Am n esty ▁International ▁ur ged ▁police ▁not ▁to ▁dismiss ▁alternative ▁possible ▁mot ives . ▁Am n esty ' s ▁P iers ▁B ann ister ▁informed ▁press ▁that ▁" We ▁do ▁know ▁that ▁there ' s ▁a ▁high ▁level ▁of ▁hom oph ob ia ▁in ▁J ama ica , ▁so ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁possibility ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁a ▁hate ▁crime . ▁Many ▁hate ▁crime ▁vict ims ▁are ▁ro bb ed ▁after ward . ▁We ' re ▁not ▁saying ▁it ▁wasn ' t ▁a ▁rob ber y ; ▁we ▁just ▁want ▁a ▁full ▁investigation ." ▁Sch le ifer ▁public ly ▁stated ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁" re ally ▁important ▁to ▁investigate ▁[ the ▁crime ] ▁thoroughly . ▁Because ▁there ▁are ▁really ▁strong ▁indic ations ▁that ▁it ▁might ▁have ▁been ▁a ▁hom oph ob ic ▁attack ". ▁ ▁On ▁June ▁ 1 1 , ▁two ▁days ▁after ▁the ▁murder , ▁police ▁arrested ▁their ▁suspect . ▁Hay den ▁provided ▁a ▁conf ession ▁and ▁subsequently ▁ple aded ▁guilty ▁in ▁court . ▁Hay den ' s ▁legal ▁representative , ▁Rand olph ▁Williams , ▁ur ged ▁the ▁judge ▁to ▁show ▁len iency ▁because ▁the ▁suspect ▁had ▁shown ▁rem or se ▁for ▁his ▁crime ▁from ▁the ▁moment ▁of ▁his ▁arrest . ▁The ▁judge , ▁Justice ▁Bas il ▁Re id , ▁sent enced ▁Hay den ▁to