The Brief
- A San Leandro woman says she was violently robbed and dragged outside a restaurant by a suspect who later admitted to targeting her because she is Asian.
- Police arrested 22-year-old Jerty Finley shortly after the attack and said he told officers that Asians are known to carry expensive jewelry and cash.
- Prosecutors charged Finley with robbery and added a hate-crime enhancement.
SAN LEANDRO, Calif. – An East Bay woman says she is traumatized after being robbed and assaulted outside a San Leandro restaurant by a suspect who later told police he targeted her because she is Asian.
“I screamed. I said, ‘Stop … stop!’” Robina Ventus recalled Friday. “And then he said, ‘Give me that b— or else I’ll kill you.’”
Victim recounts ordeal
Ventus said the robbery happened around 2 p.m. Wednesday as she was getting into her car after picking up food near Hesperian Boulevard and Halcyon Drive.
She said the suspect pushed her to the ground and dragged her during the attack, leaving scrapes and injuries on her arm.…