Man arrested for hate crime after throwing coffee

NEW YORK: A man was arrested on hate crime charges in the US state of California after he punched a Sikh clerk and threw hot coffee on him. according to a media report. The man, identified as John Crain, threw the hot coffee at the clerk then punched him in the face before fleeing just before 2 a.m. on Wednesday in Marysville, the Sacramento Bee reported. He told police he “hated Muslims” and attacked the Sikh clerk because he believed he’s Muslim.