Each suspect was charged and pleaded not guilty to six counts of battery with added hate crime allegations, which escalates the typically misdemeanor charges to…
The three 19-year-old suspects are accused in a series of pellet-gun attacks last September that injured four people walking on sidewalks in HillcrestThree teenagers were charged Thursday with felonies in connection with a series of pellet gun attacks in Hillcrest last September.on people who walked on the sidewalk in the historically LGBTQ-friendly community. At least four people were struck and injured, according to SDPD Lt. Weeden.
The deputy district attorney said at Hernández's arraignement police found a gel blaster device and hundreds of gel pellets inside Hernández's car. Hernández's defense attorney argued that the defendant didn't know the culture in Hillcrest. attacks in the Hillcrest community in May that are not believed to be connected, but also were being investigated as hate crimes, Wheelen said.
"The San Diego Police Department is committed to ensuring a safe space for all members of our community and acts of hate such as these will not be tolerated," SDPD said in a release addressing the incident.
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