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Posted: 2:05 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013
KTVU and Wires
OAKLAND, Calif.
A 16-year-old boy suspected of lighting another teen on fire on an AC Transit bus was charged as adult and with hate crime enhancements Thursday, prosecutors said.
The suspect, Richard Thomas, has been charged with aggravated mayhem and felony assault resulting in serious bodily injury, according to the Alameda County District Attorney's Office.
Thomas also faces hate-crime clauses on both counts, prosecutors said.
The victim in the crime was 18-year-old Luke "Sasha" Fleischman, whose clothing was lit on fire as he slept in the back of an AC Transit bus.
The crime occurred at about 5:20 p.m. Monday as the bus traveled near MacArthur Boulevard and Ardley Avenue, about a block from Interstate Highway 580.
A probable cause statement signed by Oakland police Officer Anwawn Jones stated that during a police interview after the crime, Thomas told investigators he lit the fire because he was homophobic.Fleischman, a student at Berkeley's Maybeck High School, suffered severe second- and third-degree burns and was taken to the burn center at St. Francis Memorial Hospital in San Francisco. more at link: http://www.ktvu.com/news/news/crime-law/teen-charged-hate-crimes-bus-passenger-fire-case/nbksC/
KTVU and Wires
OAKLAND, Calif.
A 16-year-old boy suspected of lighting another teen on fire on an AC Transit bus was charged as adult and with hate crime enhancements Thursday, prosecutors said.
The suspect, Richard Thomas, has been charged with aggravated mayhem and felony assault resulting in serious bodily injury, according to the Alameda County District Attorney's Office.
Thomas also faces hate-crime clauses on both counts, prosecutors said.
The victim in the crime was 18-year-old Luke "Sasha" Fleischman, whose clothing was lit on fire as he slept in the back of an AC Transit bus.
The crime occurred at about 5:20 p.m. Monday as the bus traveled near MacArthur Boulevard and Ardley Avenue, about a block from Interstate Highway 580.
A probable cause statement signed by Oakland police Officer Anwawn Jones stated that during a police interview after the crime, Thomas told investigators he lit the fire because he was homophobic.Fleischman, a student at Berkeley's Maybeck High School, suffered severe second- and third-degree burns and was taken to the burn center at St. Francis Memorial Hospital in San Francisco. more at link: http://www.ktvu.com/news/news/crime-law/teen-charged-hate-crimes-bus-passenger-fire-case/nbksC/
