The Houston chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Houston) today called for hate crime charges against a man who allegedly attempted to run over a neighbor after calling him racial slurs.

A west Houston man was arrested after police say he shouted the n-word at one of his neighbors and tried to run him over. The alleged perpetrator also reportedly has a terroristic threat charge stemming from a 2022 case. Police said he called an Arab neighbor a terrorist and threatened to kill him and the man’s dog.

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“We urge law enforcement authorities to pursue hate crime charges against the alleged perpetrator in this disturbing case,” said CAIR-Texas Board Member John Floyd. “This is not the first such incident reportedly involving this person and must be taken seriously.”

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CONTACT: CAIR National Deputy Director Edward Ahmed Mitchell, 404-285-9530, e-Mitchell@cair.com; CAIR Government Affairs Director Robert McCaw, 202-742-6448, rmccaw@cair.com; CAIR National Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper, 202-744-7726, ihooper@cair.com; CAIR National Communications Manager Ismail Allison, 202-770-6280, iallison@cair.com