A Los Angeles County employee was charged with felony hate crimes after they allegedly sent death threats to their Asian co-worker, according to prosecutors.
Bhavin Patel, 42, was charged with three felony counts each of making criminal threats, second-degree burglary and violation of civil rights, according to a news release from Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman.
Patel, who worked for the Office of County Counsel, allegedly burglarized the County Hall of Administration on multiple occasions, including Aug. 25, Aug. 26 and Sept. 4, “with prepared threats, which he placed on his co-worker’s desk and nearby cubicles for the purpose of instilling fear in the victim,” Hochman’s release said…