Washington Man Who Stalked Black Man, Called Him the N-Word And Nearly Hit Him with Vehicle Charged with Hate Crime
A Bremerton, Washington, man was arrested and charged with a hate crime for allegedly stalking a Black man, calling him the N-word and nearly striking him with a vehicle.
Christopher Michael Humphries, 42, a white bartender at Sirens bar in Bremerton, was charged with a felony hate crime in Kitsap County Superior Court on Thursday, Dec. 10, after his attacks on a Black man spanned several days.
On Dec. 7, the person reporting the attacks detailed to police what he says he suffered at the hands of Humphries over several days, The Kitsap Sun reported.
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Bremerton bartender charged in racist attack on Black man Andrew Binion, Kitsap Sun
Prosecutors charged a Bremerton man with a hate crime for stalking a Black man at his work nearly hitting him with the retired ambulance he was driving challenging him to a fight and calling him the n-word.
The incident comes as state lawmakers recently noted an increase over the past five years of crimes against people based on their race, religion and gender.
The victim, who works at a car dealership on Auto Center Way, told Bremerton police on December 7 the problems with Christopher Michael Humphries, 42, started the Friday before.