BERKELEY, Calif. — A California man faces a felony hate crime charge after officers spotted him spray painting anti-gay graffiti on campus buildings at the University of California-Berkeley.
Anthony Garcia, 23, of Huntington Park, Calif., was booked on a hate crime charge after officers caught him following a foot chase on Saturday night, reported the Oakland Tribune.
During the chase, police said Garcia fell and cut his forehead; a second suspect fled the scene.
The vandalism was categorized as a hate crime due to its derogatory references towards sexual orientation.
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Garcia is not enrolled as a student at UC Berkeley, police said.
