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.

  • ForesterEnglish
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    4 days ago

    Driving a car is dangerous. Do you plan to revoke your license. I’m not trying to be a dick, but you decided to take your family and leave this country for your own safety and now you are telling people because of potential danger that they should not protect themselves from actual threats to their lives.

    • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
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      4 days ago

      It’s cute how you’re trying to turn this into some sort of gun control thing. No one is trying to stop you from blowing your hand up if you are dead-set on doing it, certainly not me.

      As I said above:

      this isn’t even a gun control argument on my part, it’s a “be wise with what you have” argument.

      You go ahead and 3D print all the guns you want though.