Man Makes Racist Remarks, Threatens Black Woman With Gun: Police

LITTLETON, CO — A man is accused of threatening a Black woman with a gun and making racist remarks while she was inside her hotel room in Littleton, police said.

Douglas Murphy, 51, was arrested in connection with a 'bias-motivated' crime case, police said. He faces several charges, including attempted aggravated assault with a firearm and menacing, according to the Littleton Police Department.

On Sept. 20, officers were called to a hotel in the 8200 block of Southpark Circle after a report of a "suspicious male who was harassing patrons," police said in a news release.

"Officers learned a white male had been ringing the doorbell and making racist remarks outside a room occupied by a black female," the release read.

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The man then took off before hotel staff or officers could find him, but he returned later in the day with a gun and started harassing the woman again, according to police.

Officers were able to identify Murphy and he was arrested.

No further details about the case were released.