Background: Zion M. Cochran, 29, is accused of yelling “I hate Asians!” at a group of Asian people, shoving one Asian woman and throwing chairs, dishes and glasses at Mama Bird restaurant in Slabtown on the night of Sept. 4. Hate crime charge: Cochran was initially cited on four counts of felony and misdemeanor criminal mischief; however, he was not booked into jail, according to The Oregonian. Last week, prosecutors reportedly charged him with second-degree bias crime and harassment, including first- and second-degree criminal mischief for allegedly jumping on a moving car and smashing the windshield of a parked car that same evening.
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A 29-year-old man was arrested after allegedly carrying out a series of anti-Asian attacks in the Slabtown district of Portland, Oregon. What happened: On the evening of Sept. 4, Zion M. Cochran allegedly shouted “I hate Asians!” at a group of Asian people who entered the Mama Bird restaurant before throwing patio chairs, dishes and glasses at the windows of the business, reported Oregon Live. A few moments later, Cochran then spotted two young Asian women and allegedly shouted, “Don’t you walk away from me!” before violently shoving one of them.
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