While the grand jury decided not to move forward with a prosecution of the stabbing as a hate crime, the man was indicted of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, a second-degree felony.
Nizar Doar was among the family members and friends who called for the stabbing of his son, Zacharia, to be investigated as a hate crime.
Travis County District Attorney José Garza said the jury heard the evidence and law and decided that Baker's conduct was unlawful but should not be prosecuted as a hate crime. Zacharia Doar, 23, was attacked and stabbed by Baker after attending a rally in support of Palestinian rights and calling for a ceasefire in Gaza, his parents said in a February press conference.
Baker then screamed obscenities at the group, started a fight after he punched Doar in the shoulder, and then stabbed Doar in the chest, according to court documents.The Council on American-Islamic Relations, or CAIR, a Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, along with family and friends of Doar called for hate crime charges in February.
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