FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) — Authorities have arrested a man accused of committing a hate crime during an event in Fresno’s Tower District.
49-year-old Francisco Samaniego was booked into the Fresno County Jail on several charges, including robbery, vandalism, and battery.
Police say he approached a booth at the Porchfest event on Saturday and began arguing with a group of women over their support of Palestine.
The argument escalated to a physical confrontation, and Samaniego ran away.
He was later found by officers and taken into custody, but has since bonded out.
Anyone with more information is asked to contact the Fresno Police Department.
