A person was indicted on hate crime expenses for allegedly attacking two ladies of Korean descent contained in the Rockefeller Middle subway station whereas yelling anti-Asian slurs, the Manhattan district legal professional introduced Wednesday.
Manhattan District Legal professional Alvin Bragg stated in a launch that Derrick Johnson, 40, was charged with two counts of assault within the third diploma as a hate crime and two counts of aggravated harassment within the second diploma.
“The subway is central to our metropolis, and riders of all backgrounds deserve security after they journey,” Bragg stated.
“The rise of bias-driven crimes is unacceptable,” he added. “We’re increasing our workplace’s Hate Crimes Unit to boost these prosecutions whereas rising group engagement and different preventative measures.”
Courtroom information declare Johnson threw an unknown liquid on the two ladies within the subway station on Might 8 and spit on them, based on the discharge. Johnson additionally reportedly made racially offensive remarks at them.
“I don’t know why you’re right here,” he allegedly stated.
Johnson charged at one of many ladies, who fell to the bottom and sustained vital bruising to her legs and arms along with swelling in her head and jaw, the discharge acknowledged.
The New York Police Division’s Hate Crimes Dashboard signifies roughly one in each 5 hate crimes within the metropolis targets Asians, primarily based on a 12 months’s price of the latest information.
