Avonte Hartsfield claimed the October 2021 fire in front of his Kearny Mesa business was a hate crime
from more than 2,100 supporters as part of a GoFundMe fundraising campaign. He received a $20,000 donation from Sycuan tribal officials.If convicted of the charges, he faces up to seven years and four months in prison.
“They only investigated me,” he said. “I guess we get to expose the system at this point, so I’m excited for that opportunity.”after several days of escalating incidents that left him feeling targeted. Someone left a noose hanging over his office door, he said, and power lines to the truck were cut a few days before the fire.
“Whether that was caused by the vandalism to our electrical system or not, I definitely want to be transparent as I found that information out I wanted to immediately make it available,” he wrote in the March 26 post. “Knowing the fire was not decided as arson could influence your donation and I wanted to give everyone an opportunity to request a refund.”A GoFundMe spokesperson said the company doesn’t share refund information for privacy reasons.
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