Conroy , 17 , faces count of murder as a hate crime . Marcello Lucero had been charged with with second -degree manslaughter as a hate crime . Conroy , six others tried `` to find Latinos and to assault them , '' police say . Conroy , 17 , and a friend were attacked by a group of teens .
Jeffrey Conroy , 17 , faces count of murder as a hate crime . Conroy had been charged with with first-degree manslaughter as a hate crime . Conroy , six others tried `` to find Latinos and to assault them , '' police say . Marcello Lucero , 37 , and a friend were attacked by a group of teens .