Swastika Man Charged With Fullerton Hate Crime, Cops Say

FULLERTON, CA — First, he yelled racial slurs and then he punched a man, the Fullerton police and Orange County District Attorney's are saying of a 41-year-old Fullerton man.

Tyson Theodore Mayfield, who has a swastika tattoo on his right shoulder and a prior mayhem conviction, was charged with a hate crime Thursday for allegedly punching a man while yelling a racial a slur in Fullerton.

Mayfield was charged with committing a hate crime by assaulting and injuring the victim, who he approached in a commercial parking lot on Monday, according to the Orange County District Attorney's Office.

Mayfield is accused of becoming agitated because the victim did not have a lighter the suspect could borrow and then calling the victim, who is Filipino and Turkish, a racial slur before repeatedly punching him.

A witness called police and officers arrived and placed Mayfield under arrest.
Mayfield faces a sentencing enhancement because of a 2008 mayhem conviction in Orange County.

Mayfield is scheduled to have a pre-trial court hearing on Sept. 15 in Fullerton.

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