Man accused of hate crime

City police arrested a local man after an alleged hate crime at a downtown restaurant on Saturday. Police were called to the business at about 11:45 p.m. to investigate a report of an intoxicated man assaulting another customer. It’s alleged that a customer was waiting outside the restaurant for his food when a stranger approached him, got into his personal space, then followed him inside, where he tried to grab him and threw a canned drink at him while yelling racial slurs. When an employee stepped in, the man allegedly yelled more racial slurs and threats, and picked up a wooden table and smashed it against the counter before leaving. Police took another call shortly after about a man damaging a sign and bothering customers at another downtown restaurant, and found the suspect walking on George Street. The man allegedly resisted arrested and assaulted the officers who stopped him. Allain Bernard, 33, of Brinton Drive was charged with assault, assault with intent to resist arrest, uttering threats to cause death, two counts of mischief under $5,000 and failing to comply with probation. He was released and will appear in court Sept. 8.