Former Pittsburgh-area health care worker sentenced to 10 yearson federal hate crimes charges

by Madeline Bartos /April 19, 2024/CBS Pittsburgh

A former Beaver County health care worker was sentenced to 10 years in prison after he was convicted on federal hate crime charges for allegedly abusing patients with disabilities.

Thirty-four-year-old Tyler Smith of New Brighton, who previously pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy and one count of violating the Hate Crimes Prevention Act, was sentenced to prison followed by three years of supervised release, the Department of Justice announced on Friday.