Crime & Safety

Malibu Woman Charged With Assault Against Black Security Guard

Kashmire Duran of Malibu has been charged with throwing a glass bottle and hurling racial epithets at a Black security guard.

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MALIBU, CA - A Malibu woman has been charged with hurling racial epithets and attacking a Black female security guard at a West Hollywood supermarket parking lot on Monday, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office announced Thursday.

Kashmire Duran, 37, faces one felony count of assault with a deadly weapon, one felony count of assault by means of force likely to produce great bodily injury, and one misdemeanor count of violation of civil rights.

The attack occurred Monday when the security guard attempted to break up an argument in a parking lot in which Duran was involved.

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Duran threw a glass bottle at the victim, assaulted her, and hurled racial epithets against her, the DA’s office said. The exact circumstances surrounding the attack have not been confirmed.

Duran was arrested on the morning of Oct. 5 and later released after posting $30,000 bail, according to L.A. County Sheriff’s Department inmate records.

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Duran could face a maximum of six years in prison if convicted of the charges.

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