Back in November, Harbhajan Singh, a 56-year-old cab driver in Sacramento, California, was attacked and beaten by two men who were later apprehended by the police.  The men were charged with assault and hate crime offenses.  Today, the two men pleaded guilty: 41-year-old Pedro Ramirez and 33-year-old Johnny Morales were in court Monday to enter the plea agreement and admit their guilt. In exchange, Morales will be sentenced to a year in jail, and Ramirez will get 13 years. On the […]

Categories: Hate Crimes, News Bits • Tags: California, Harbhajan Singh, hate crime, Johnny Morales, Pedro Antonio Ramirez, robbery, Sacramento, taxicab

No sooner did I write this that great news came through that two men have been arrested in the attack on Harbhajan Singh, a cab driver in Sacramento: …West Sacramento Police Lt. Tod Sockman announced the 41-year-old suspect [Pedro Antonio Ramirez] along with 33-year-old Johnny Morales turned themselves in to police. …The suspects were arrested on charges of felony assault with a deadly weapon and commission of a hate crime. Both men are now in Yolo County Jail. Let us […]

Categories: Hate Crimes, News Bits • Tags: California, Harbhajan Singh, hate crime, Johnny Morales, Pedro Antonio Ramirez, robbery, Sacramento, taxicab