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.

  • kent_ehEnglish
    101·
    2 days ago

    and they still needed to determine if this was a “bias-motivated crime”.

    As is always the case, police need to be as neutral as possible in their public statements so they don’t accidentally cause a mistrial by saying something that could be perceived as bias.

    By not calling the guy out as a racist piece of shit, they’re making sure the judge won’t be forced to dismiss the case.