Police are investigating two incidents of anti-Asian hate that occurred in California's East Bay over the holiday weekend.
Arine Kim and her friend Elliot Ha are subject to racist and homophobic comments from a stranger at a San Ramon In-N-Out restaurant.An arrest has been made following an incident of anti-Asian hate that occurred in California's East Bay over the Christmas holiday weekend.
San Ramon Police Chief Denton Carlson announced the arrest of suspect Jordan Douglas Krah in a tweet Monday evening. Krah, a Denver, Colorado resident, is facing hate crime charges and is currently in custody at Martinez Detention Facility in Martinez, California, the chief said. "The San Ramon Police Department strives to ensure everyone in our community feels safe and welcome. We will continue to take swift and diligent legal action against acts of hate to help create an inclusive place for all to live, work and visit," the departmentOn Christmas Eve, Arine Kim and her friend Elliot Ha were eating at an In-N-Out Burger in San Ramon when they were approached by a man who cornered them with racist insults.
The pair were recording a TikTok video and trying menu items when he approached, calling them "weird homosexuals," before returning to make other bigoted remarks about their race and ethnicities.
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