Castro hate-crime suspect Hans Haken is due back in court today for a preliminary hearing, at which we expect to learn more about his defense in a May 16 vandalism and assault incident.
SFist was the first local news outlet to report on the May 16 incident, which began outside floral design shop Chartreuse by Roje, near the intersection of Church and Market streets. A suspect, later identified as 39-year-old Hans Haken of Oakland, allegedly got out of his white Cadillac SUV — which was emblazoned in greasepaint on its rear window with the message “Onward Christian Soldiers / Charlie Kirk Rest In Power” — and spraypainted a hateful message on the wall outside the flower shop.
Seeing this taking place, upstairs neighbor Justin Donnelly confronted Haken, who he says yelled at him and pushed him several times before getting back into his vehicle. As Donnelly began taking cellphone photos of his license plate, Haken allegedly backed the vehicle up onto the sidewalk, forcing Donnelly to jump out of the way…