IRVINE (AP) – A Southern California man is facing hate crime charges after he allegedly yelled a religious slur and threw coins at two Muslim women — one wearing a hijab.
The Los Angeles Times says Brandon Ricardo Pascual was arrested Wednesday and charged with two felony counts of assault-hate crime with ability to cause injury. It wasn’t immediately known if the 35-year-old Irvine resident has an attorney.
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READ MORE: Key Lawmaker Warns At UFO Hearing: 'Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Are A Potential National Security Threat'A few minutes later, while the pair had stopped at a red light, Pascual pulled beside them and threw coins at them through an open window.
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