NEW : Individuals convicted of murder , simple assault , ethnic discrimination . NEW : POTTSVILLE , Pennsylvania ( CNN ) -- Brandon Piekarsky and Derrick Donchak convicted of simple assault . Allegheny County prosecutors alleged the beating was racially motivated . This drew national attention to rural mining town of Sharon , Pennsylvania .
NEW : Individuals convicted of murder , simple assault , ethnic discrimination . NEW : Brandon Piekarsky and Derrick Donchak convicted of simple assault . Allegheny County prosecutors alleged the beating was racially motivated . This drew national attention to rural mining town of Sharon , Pennsylvania .