Trump's America: U.S. Citizen Says He Was Splashed With Acid, Told To 'Go Back To Your Country'
Milwaukee police arrested a 61-year-old man in what they are investigating as a hate crime.
By Nina Golgowski
A 61-year-old man has been arrested by Milwaukee police in an acid attack on a stranger who said the assailant told him to go back to your country.
Police said theyre investigating Friday nights attack, which left Mahud Villalaz with second-degree burns to his face and vision problems, as a hate crime and expect the district attorney to bring charges within a week. Police didnt release the name of the man they arrested on Saturday.
Villalaz, 42, described how he parked his car outside a restaurant and was approached by the assailant, a white man upset that he was too close to a bus stop.
He started talking like, You dont respect my laws. You cant invade my country, so go back to your country, Villalaz, who is a U.S. citizen and Latino, told NBC News.
A Milwaukee police spokesperson characterized the crime as aggravated battery. Alderman Joe G. Perez said he has been assured the suspect will face hate crime charges.
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