A fight at a Lower Queen Anne 7-Eleven store has led to one man being charged with a hate crime. Our news partners at the Seattle Times report that 35 year old Brock Stainbrook has been charged with malicious harassment and 4th degree assault. It comes after a fight broke out at the convenience store at 362 Denny Way on August 24.
According to court documents, Stainbrook allegedly threw change at a stranger in a turban and punched him in the head telling the man “you’re not even an American, you’re al-Qaida. Go back to your country.”
A store employee intervened and told Stainbrook to leave. Police arrested Stainbrook near the intersection of 4th and Vine. You can read more from reporter Jennifer Sullivan here.