Warrenton, Missouri’s Darryl Jaspering charged with hate crime against NAACP

Darryl Glen Jaspering, 62, of Warrenton, Warren County, Missouri, United States has been arrested. He was federally charged with a hate crime against the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) office in St. Louis, Missouri.

Aside from Warrenton, Jaspering has lived in other parts of Missouri including St. Ann, St. Charles, St. Louis, St. Peters and Wright City. Warrenton is an exurb of St. Louis, which is designated as one of 173 global cities by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network.

Darryl Jaspering

While in Warrenton, Jaspering allegedly intimidated and interfered with NAACP employees and tried to intimidate and interfere with them because of their race and color. He is accused of threatening the use of a dangerous weapon.

In December 2023, Jaspering allegedly wrote a message on the NAACP’s contact page, using racially charged threats to physically harm its recipients. The Federal Bureau of Investigation‘s field office in St. Louis investigated the case.

On December 21, 2024, Jaspering was arrested in Phelps, Lawrence County, Missouri. On December 26, 2024, a federal indictment was unsealed charging him with interference with federally protected activities and transmitting threatening communications.

For the charge of transmitting threatening communications, Jaspering faces a maximum penalty of five years in prison, a fine of up to $250,000 or both prison and a fine. For the charge of interference with federally protected activities, he faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison, a fine of up to $250,000 or both prison and a fine.

On February 3, 2025, Jaspering will appear in court. In December 2025, he will turn 63.

NAACP

Founded by Henry Moskowitz, Ida B. Wells, Lillian Wald, Mary White Ovington, Moorfield Storey and W. E. B. Du Bois, the NAACP is based in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. The city is around 869 miles away from Warrenton.

On June 7, 2017, the NAACP issued a warning for African-American travelers to Missouri. Race, gender and color based crimes have a long history in the state, according to the organization’s statement.

In October 2017, Derrick Johnson assumed office as the president and the chief executive officer of the NAACP. On February 12, 2025, the organization will celebrate the 116th anniversary of its foundation.