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Man accused of attacking TV reporter, saying 'This is Trump's America now'

abcnews.go.com Man accused of attacking TV reporter, saying 'This is Trump's America now'

Court documents show a Colorado man is facing possible bias-motivated charges for allegedly attacking a television news reporter after demanding to know whether he was a citizen, saying “This is Trump’s America now."

Summary

Patrick Thomas Egan, 39, was arrested in Colorado for allegedly attacking TV reporter Ja’Ronn Alex, demanding to know if Alex was a U.S. citizen and declaring, “This is Trump’s America now.”

Police say Egan followed Alex’s vehicle for 40 miles, confronted him at his news station, and tackled him, putting him in a headlock that left Alex struggling to breathe.

The attack is being investigated as a possible bias-motivated crime.

Egan faces charges of assault and harassment, with prosecutors yet to file formal charges.

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The attack is being investigated as a possible bias-motivated crime.

The levels of avoiding saying "hate-crime"
They used to be called “hate crimes”. Why are we soft peddling violent racism like this
didn't realize we called racism "bias-motivation" now
Alex, who had been out reporting, then drove back to his news station in the city. After he got out of his vehicle, Egan chased Alex as he ran toward the station's door and demanded to see his identification, according to the document laying out police’s evidence in the case. Egan then tackled Alex, put him in a headlock and “began to strangle him,” the affidavit said.

He followed him, chased him down and proceeded to strangle him, and they still needed to determine if this was a "bias-motivated crime".
He followed him for 40 miles

40

That’s insane.
He'll be charged with terrorism...right?
But a woman who got mad for having a claim denied for health care coverage THAT SHE PAYS FOR and saying something in anger, well that's a big problem, but stalking someone for 40 miles and strangling them is cool, right conservatives?
As a former Marine, fuck this guy. He’s so lost his way with regard to what he’s actually supposed to be standing for.
What a doofus... we all know this is Elon's America now anyway.
Wait, I think I've figured it out! All minorities need to get jobs at health insurance companies ASAP! That way any magats who threaten or attack you will be prosecuted as terrorists going after the health insurance companies.
I wish the man wasn't right. But he is. This is Trump's America now and this is the new normal and the lügenpresse will be amongst the first victims.
This shit is only going to get more frequent, and a lot worse very soon.
What a racist asshole.
"This is Trump's America now"

Last I checked, Biden is still the acting president for another week and a half. Egan is both a bigot and a fucking dumbass.
Buy (or 3d print) a gun for your own safety if you are a minority.
Well at least the Gaza bombings will stop!
Hang him
"Trump voters are terrorists" doesn't have to be true. It would be great for it not to make sense to say, but that's not up to me.
Yikes. Very ignorant of the man.
A new hero for the tankies

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