A guilty rapist was a rearrassment in Ventura, suspected of fears of pushed pushed throughout the city, then to document the crimes of hatred on social networks in order to sow fear, the authorities said.
John Williams, 30, was arrested on Sunday and reserved for Ventura County prison, suspected of vandalism, a crime of hatred and a violation of parole after the police connected it to at least five swamped cross reports painted by spray, according to the Ventura police service.
“It appeared that Williams was painting Swastikas crosses, then taking photos of them and downloading on social networks in order to give the appearance that other people were committing hate crimes and spreading fear,” the ministry said in a statement.
Williams was found guilty of forced rape in 2019 after pleading guilty to the crime of 2015, according to the judicial archives. At the time of his last arrest, he was in parole for the conviction for rape, spokesperson for the CMDR police service. Sarah was confirmed.
The painter of the cross of the swastika in suspected series has history of violations of parole, according to the judicial archives. Barely 10 days before his last arrest of vandalism, he was sentenced to Ventura County prison on a parole, according to the Detainee’s Depot Journal.
Sunday morning, the department received a company call in the 1000 block of East Front Street near the city center of Ventura, pointing that someone had painted a swastika on a wall of their property. The police examined the video surveillance camera video and identified the suspect like Williams, police said.
Then, they received four other calls concerning the swastikas painted by spraying on a public and private property throughout the city.
While investigating the first vandalism, the police spotted Williams riding an electric scooter near the hands and Ash streets. They said they had made an application stop and found evidence connecting it to the crimes.
Williams is held on a deposit of $ 250,000 and is expected to appear in court on Wednesday, according to the county detainee newspaper.
He was reserved on four counts of criminal vandalism, a chief of vandalism for offense, a chief crime of hatred crime, a charge of violation of parole and a chief of crime to be in possession of a paralyzing pistol with a previous condemnation, according to the Detainee Journal.
The United States has experienced a significant increase in anti-Semitic hatred crimes and vandalism in recent years.
During the 12-month period after the start of the War of Israel-Hamas on October 7, 2023, the Anti-Diffimation League reported more than 10,000 anti-Semitic incidents in the United States-an increase of 200% compared to previous years and the greatest number recorded. This included more than 1,840 anti -Semitic vandalism incidents.
The county of the has experienced a 91% increase in anti-Jewish hatred crimes from 2022 to 2023, the last year for which data is available. The number of incidents reached a record level of 242 compared to 124.
In 2023, a man from Los Angeles was accused of swastikas of spray paint on more than a dozen vehicles. Swastika Graffiti was also found in Santa Monica, West Hollywood, San Dimas, Calabasas and on UCLA USC and UCLA campuses.
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