Man faces hate crime charges after attacking 3 METRO employees, prosecutors say
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All three of the people are of Hispanic descent, prosecutors say.
“You kind of wonder what goes through someone’s mind when they assault someone simply because of their ethnicity,” said Ruben Perez, the Special Crimes Bureau Chief for the Harris County District Attorney’s Office.
The incident happened Wednesday at a bus stop on Veterans Memorial Drive when authorities say Burdick refused to get off of a bus.
According to prosecutors, what followed was a violent confrontation.
“He slapped the bus driver. The bus driver then reports him. The police come then he spits on the police officer. He then spits on the detention officer,” Perez said.