Crime & Safety
'Get Out Of My Country' Man Charged With Hate Crime, Battery
When the clerk asked him to pay for his can of beer, he threw it at the clerk's chest, saying "get out of my [omitted] country," police say.
FOX RIVER GROVE, IL — A Fox River Grove man is facing hate crime and battery charges after allegedly yelling a racist statement and throwing a beer can at a gas station clerk.
Jason Bachler, 26, of the 100 block of Beachway Drive, was at a gas station about to buy a can of beer, according to a complaint filed in McHenry County court, the Northwest Herald reported. An employee asked him to pay for the drink, then things got violent.
"Are you an American or something?" Bachler asked the clerk, according to the complaint. "No," the clerk said.
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Bachler then threw the can of beer at the clerk's chest and told him to "get out of my [omitted] country," the complaint says, according to the Herald. He was arrested and brought to the McHenry County Jail.
Bachler was charged with battery and committing a hate crime. He posted $1,000 bond on Nov. 1. If convicted of the hate crime charge, he may serve up to three years in prison, the Herald reported. He is scheduled to appear in court on Jan. 5.
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