Man Charged with Hate Crime for Threatening Person at East Bay BART Station: DA

Man charged with hate crime for threatening person at East Bay BART station: DA

(KRON) — A man stands accused of committing a hate crime for allegedly threatening a person with a knife on a BART station platform in the East Bay while shouting “go back to your country,” Alameda County District Attorney Ursula Jones Dickson’s office announced Monday. Republic Services garbage strike stretches into second week The man, 45-year-old Michael Eugene Sprague allegedly threatened the waiting BART rider on July 10 while brandishing a…

BART rider charged with hate crime in knife brandishing

The defendant allegedly yelled "go back to your country" while brandishing a knife in a "rude or threatening manner," authorities said.