By Allan Lengel

Hate never seems to go out of style.

A federal grand jury in Arkansas  indicted five state residents for their alleged role in the Molotov cocktail  fire bombing of a mixed-race couple’s trailer  near Hardy, Ark. in January, authorities announced Thursday. No one was injured.

Those indicted on civil rights and other charges included: Jason Barnwell, 37, of Evening Shade, Ark.; Gary Dodson, 32, of Waldron, Ark.; Jake Murphy, 19, also of Waldron; and Dustin Hammond, 20, of Hardy, Ark.  Wendy Treybig, 31, of Evening Shade, Ark., was indicted for obstruction of justice for her role in trying to cover up the incident.

Authorities said the couple was also barraged with racial slurs and threatened with future violence if failed to leave the state.

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