A man was arrested on suspicion of a brutal anti-gay hate crime following a violent assault on two victims in downtown Palo Alto, Calif., over the weekend, according to authorities.
Alexander Joseph Furrier, 26, is charged with felony battery, felony hate crime, felony assault on a police dog, and resisting arrest, according to CBS Channel 5.
According to Palo Alto police, Furrier was at a house party with a woman he knew on Saturday night. The woman then left the home with the male victim and another man, both of whom she identified as gay.
When the men eventually parted ways with the woman, Furrier continued to follow her. “The male victim then returned and told the suspect to leave the woman alone,” the station reports. “According to