Billie Davis, 57, of Bloomington was sentenced to six years in prison and three years of probation for stabbing an Indiana University student.
Judge Tanya Walton Pratt sentenced Davis on Wednesday in federal court in Indianapolis.
Davis pleaded guilty to attacking the victim, then 18, because of her Chinese descent, which is a federal hate crime.
The crime happened Jan. 11, 2023. The student was seen on surveillance standing to exit a Bloomington Transit bus when Davis, who was sitting behind her, stabbed her seven to 10 times in the head with a folding knife. Davis and the victim did not know each other and did not speak to each other before the attack.
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The victim survived her injuries, which required sutures and staples.
According to an FBI press release, Davis described the victim to police as “some Asian” followed by profanity. She said she attacked the victim because she was of Chinese descent and so there was “one less enemy.”
Davis has been in jail since the attack.
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