Man assaults, hurls homophobic slurs at stranger who refused high-five, DC Police say

WASHINGTON — A Maryland man is facing charges after police say he assaulted a stranger who refused a high-five while walking along 14th Street, Northwest, last week.

According to the Metropolitan Police Department, 26-year-old Emundson Dean Robert, from Germantown, Md., is charged with simple assault (hate/bias).

Investigators say Robert was walking in the 1500 block of 14th Street, NW, when he asked a stranger for a high-five. The stranger declined and continued walking…

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