From a Justice Division press release dated Oct. 24, however simply posted on Westlaw a number of days in the past:
A Diamond Bar man pled responsible at the moment to a federal felony civil rights cost for disrupting a “Cease Asian Hate” rally in March 2021 by working a purple mild and driving by way of a crowded crosswalk of peaceable demonstrators whereas shouting racial slurs and epithets.
On the third day of trial, Steve Lee Dominguez, 57, pleaded responsible to 1 felony rely of bias-motivated interference with federally protected actions….
In keeping with the Plea Agreement,
Defendant drove to the “Cease Asian Hate” rally in his automobile, a black Honda four-door sedan. When he approached the intersection at the middle of the rally, he stopped and yelled “Return to China!” and “fuck China!” to the rally contributors, together with the Victims. Defendant then intentionally ran a purple mild and drove his automobile, which was always a harmful weapon, by way of the crosswalk of the intersection. He made an unlawful U-turn and reduce off the route of a number of rally contributors who have been lawfully crossing the road within the crosswalk. The Victims, different adults, and a nine-year-old youngster needed to rapidly transfer to keep away from being hit by defendant’s automobile. Defendant then obtained out of his automobile and continued to yell racial epithets and threatening language on the rally contributors, together with “come on you fucking Niggers,” “you Jap motherfucker,” “Fuck you, you Gook!” and “Fuck you, I will be again,” amongst others.
The Justice Division press launch additionally states,
He then known as the police, recognized himself as “John Doe” and falsely reported to police that the rally contributors have been blocking the road and he needed to run a purple mild “as a result of they have been about to trample my automobile,” in line with proof introduced at trial. He additionally requested that police “get some management out” on the intersection.
