Third man charged in assault of Church missionary

A third man has been charged with a hate crime in connection with the assault of a black Latter-day Saint missionary last month in Payson. 

Police say 19-year-old Nathan Thomas was with brothers Malachi and Sebastian West and several others when they attacked two missionaries for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints outside of a home. 

According to arrest records, the group specifically targeted one of the missionaries who is from Panama, shouting racial slurs at him during the attack. 

A 16 and 17-year-old boy have also been arrested in connection with the assault.