White 'racist terrorist,' 24, who shot at black family's Michigan home, vandalized their property and drew a swastika on their vehicle is arrested and begs forgiveness from the victims

Michael Frederick Jr, 24, has been arrested and charged with ethnic intimidation, weapons offenses and malicious destruction of property in Michigan

A 24-year-old white man accused of repeatedly targeting a black suburban Detroit family by firing shots into their home displaying a Black Lives Matter sign, and defacing their vehicle with a swastika has been arrested in connection to the crime spree. 

Michael Frederick Jr appeared in court via video this morning and was arraigned on three counts of ethnic intimidation, four weapons offenses and two counts of malicious destruction of property.

When given a chance to speak about his bond, Frederick told Judge Michael Chupa that he wanted the victims, US Army veterans Eddie and Candace Hall, to forgive him and that he acted out-of-character.

'This wasn't about the color of anyone's skin,' he said, adding that his actions were triggered by the Black Lives Matter sign in the Hall family's front window. 

Eddie Hall Jr. and his wife Candace stand in front of threatening graffiti on their truck outside their Warren, Michigan, home on  September 10

Warren Mayor James Fouts, left, stands with the Hall couple during a news conference on Wednesday, a day after the arrest of suspect Michael Frederick Jr 

Chupa told him a couple of times not to discuss the case. The judge entered not guilty pleas on behalf of Frederick for each count and set his bond at $200,000. Frederick requested a court-appointed lawyer.

TIMELINE OF 'RACIST' CRIME SPREE:

September 7: Shots are fired into the Warren, Michigan, home of Eddie and Candace Hall 

September 9: A large rock is thrown through front window of Hall family's home  

September 9: Family's pickup truck has tires slashed and is defaced with a swastika and the words 'terrorist Black Lives Matter' and 'not welcome' 

September 10: A bullet is fired through the Halls' front window and police recover six shell casings outside the house 

September 29: Michael Frederick Jr, 24, Halls' neighbor, is arrested and confesses to the crimes  

Warren Police Commissioner Bill Dwyer said Frederick confessed to the attacks and expressed remorse. 

Warren Mayor Jim Fouts described Frederick as a 'racist terrorist' and stated that there is no place for racism in his city, reported Mlive.com.

'The City of Warren does not tolerate racism. They don’t tolerate terrorism and they don’t tolerate someone who would actually plague the entire community," Fouts said.

A court conference was set for October 13 and Frederick's preliminary examination is scheduled for October 20.

The case began unfolding on September 7, when shots were fired at the Halls' home in Warren. 

Two days later, someone painted a swastika on one of their vehicles, slashed the tires and threw a large stone through their front window. Outside, they discovered the swastika and found that someone had written 'terrorist Black Lives Matter,' 'not welcome' and 'get the f*** out' on their silver pickup truck.

Candace documented the damage to her property in a Facebook live video just minutes after the evening attack.  

The following day, someone fired a bullet through the Halls´ front window and police found six shell casings outside the house.

A neighbor's home surveillance video showed a masked and hooded man carrying what appears to be a handgun outside the Halls' home. 

Candace Hall documented the damage to her home after a huge rock was thrown through her front window on the night of September 9 

Frederick, who lives in the Halls' neighborhood with his parents, was arrested on Tuesday.

Commissioner Dwyer said the suspect used a gun from his family's garage, which belonged to a friend of his parents, to fire shots.  

The commissioner told reporters on Wednesday that Frederick also confessed to a similar attack directed at a white neighbor that took place in the same week as the crime spree targeting the Halls. 

In that incident, Frederick allegedly scrawled the word 'pedophile' on a garage door and threw a rock through a window at the man's home, which displays signs supporting Democratic political candidates, reported Detroit Free Press.  

The perpetrator had drawn a swastika and had written 'terrorist Black Lives Matter,' 'not welcome' and 'get the f*** out' on the Halls' silver pickup truck

In court on Thursday, Frederick insisted his actions were not motivated by race and were out of character for him  

Eddie Hall Jr. inspects the tire damage to his son's car outside his Warren home

Frederick admitted that the series of attacks was sparked by the Black Lives Matter sign displayed in the family's front window  

'Hate brings no good to anyone,' Candace Hall told reporters at a press conference on Wednesday.

She said her family could not sleep and had to temporarily move out of their home out of fear that the person targeting them could return.

Candace added that she prays for the suspect and his mother, and that she feels sorry for his parents. 

if given a chance to meet Frederick, the woman said she would tell him she is praying for him and forgives him. 

Records indicate that Frederick has a prior criminal record in Michigan that includes a 2016 arrest on a charge of malicious destruction of property stemming from an incident in which he damaged a vehicle after getting fired from his job.