Wednesday, October 31, 2018

Man charged with hate crimes and assault on police after Costa Mesa incident

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SANTA ANA — Felony hate crime and other charges were filed Tuesday against a man accused of directing racially derogatory comments at four Latino men, throwing a knife at a Costa Mesa police officer and head-butting another officer when taken to jail.

Bryce Cameron Agius, who is white, is charged with four counts of committing a hate crime and one count each of assault with a weapon on a peace officer and resisting arrest, according to Deputy District Attorney Jake Jondle.

Agius, 27, is accused of insulting four Latino men with racially derogatory epithets about 7:30 p.m. Saturday just outside Lions Park, Jondle said. When police arrived, he allegedly threw a knife at one of the officers, missing his target, the prosecutor said.

While at the city jail, he allegedly head-butted another officer, Jondle said.

Agius faces up to eight years and four months in prison if convicted, the prosecutor said.


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