
California Man Agrees to Plead Guilty to Hate Crimes in 2023 Shootings of 2 Jewish Men
A southern California man with a history of antisemitism has agreed to plead guilty to federal hate crime charges for shooting two Jewish men last year after they attended religious services, according to the Department of Justice. Former Riverside resident Jaime Tran, 29, signed the plea agreement on Tuesday. Prosecutors charged the former UCLA dental student with two counts of hate crimes with intent to kill and two counts of using, carrying, and discharging a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence. “The defendant’s hatred led him to plan the murder of two innocent victims simply because he believed they were practicing their Jewish faith,” according to a statement by Krysti Hawkins, the Acting Assistant Director of the FBI’s Los Angeles Field Office....
