A Sacramento man is facing assault, hate-crime and resisting-arrest charges after a late-night Midtown attack on K Street that left another man seriously injured, police said. The suspect, identified as 24-year-old Sean Payton, is due in court tomorrow.
Arrest and police account
Police told KCRA that officers responded to the 2000 block of K Street just after 1:30 a.m. on November 1 and found the victim with serious injuries. Officers arrested a suspect at the scene, identified as Payton, on counts of assault, hate crime and resisting arrest. The victim remained hospitalized nearly two weeks later, the station reported. Authorities have not released information explaining why investigators reclassified the attack as a hate crime.
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