(Eugene, OR) -- A Springfield man has pleaded guilty in a Eugene federal court to a hate crime with the intent to kill. Federal prosecutors say 26-year-old Daniel McGee researched homophobic material online. He bought a wooden tire thumper and searched the internet on how to get away with murder. He used the app Grindr to find a victim, met the man at his apartment and assaulted him for several minutes. The man suffered life-threatening injuries. McGee will be sentenced in March and could receive life in prison.