A white Seattle man is in MAJOR bother after allegedly attacking two individuals whereas spewing racial slurs at them. Based on police, the suspect took it a step additional than simply offensive language.
The King County prosecutor’s workplace stated a person referred to as 911 on Feb. 25 to report seeing a white man attacking a lady outdoors of an house constructing within the First Hill neighborhood. Based on King 5, the caller stated two individuals had been speaking outdoors when the suspect approached them. Out of the blue, the person erupted right into a tirade of racial slurs, the caller stated, per authorities. The race of the 2 people was not disclosed by authorities however police described the slurs to be “anti-Black.”
Issues didn’t cease there. The girl instructed officers the suspect leapt over a railing and charged at her. She claimed she was knocked to the bottom earlier than being hailed with a “flurry” of punches and kicks whereas nonetheless being down, police stated. The 911 caller corroborated this story, including that the person fled the scene and ran again inside his house, per The Seattle Occasions.
Nevertheless, as soon as the person left his dwelling, police say he was arrested by responding officers. Police recognized the person as 42-year-old John David French. The girl who was allegedly attacked suffered a knee laceration and swelling to her head and face, police stated.
French was taken into custody on the King County jail on a $20,000 bail. He was charged with second-degree assault and a hate crime offense. The report says French has no state report of prior convictions or arrests. Although, he did have a earlier conviction for wrongful use of a managed substance throughout his time within the U.S. Military in 2003, per the report.
Now, he’s managed to boost the variety of reported hate crimes within the county to 9, per Seattle police knowledge. Hate crimes within the state of Washington are thought of a category C felony and carry a most sentence of 5 years.