Man Kicked Muslim Woman At JFK, said 'Trump Is Here Now':
Prosecutors said a Massachusetts man kicked and berated a Muslim airline contract employee at John F. Kennedy Airport in New York City on Wednesday evening.
The Queens District Attorney's Office suggested 57-year-old Robin Rhodes mocked the woman's faith by fake-praying on his knees and shouting that President Donald Trump "will get rid of all of you."
Rhodes, of Worcester, was charged with nine counts including multiple hate crimes for the incident, which occurred in the airport's Delta Sky Lounge.
Brown said Rhodes, who had arrived from Aruba and was awaiting a flight to Massachusetts, approached the office door where a Delta employee was sitting and asked, "Are you (expletive) sleeping? Are you praying? What are you doing?"
Rhodes then punched the door, which hit the back of the woman's chair.
The woman, who was wearing a hijab, asked him what she did to him. Rhodes responded, "You did nothing but I am going to kick your (expletive) ass."
Prosecutors said Rhodes then kicked the woman in the shin. She then went to a corner of the office to get away from him. Rhodes kicked the door, made his way into the office and prevented the woman from leaving.
The district attorney said a person intervened to calm Rhodes down. At that time, he stepped away from the door and the woman was able to escape to the lounge's front desk.
But Rhodes, Brown said, followed her, then got down on his knees and bowed in the manner of a praying Muslim.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/01/27/da-man-kicked-muslim-woman-jfk-airport-said-trump-here-now/97145286/
Prosecutors said a Massachusetts man kicked and berated a Muslim airline contract employee at John F. Kennedy Airport in New York City on Wednesday evening.
The Queens District Attorney's Office suggested 57-year-old Robin Rhodes mocked the woman's faith by fake-praying on his knees and shouting that President Donald Trump "will get rid of all of you."
Rhodes, of Worcester, was charged with nine counts including multiple hate crimes for the incident, which occurred in the airport's Delta Sky Lounge.
Brown said Rhodes, who had arrived from Aruba and was awaiting a flight to Massachusetts, approached the office door where a Delta employee was sitting and asked, "Are you (expletive) sleeping? Are you praying? What are you doing?"
Rhodes then punched the door, which hit the back of the woman's chair.
The woman, who was wearing a hijab, asked him what she did to him. Rhodes responded, "You did nothing but I am going to kick your (expletive) ass."
Prosecutors said Rhodes then kicked the woman in the shin. She then went to a corner of the office to get away from him. Rhodes kicked the door, made his way into the office and prevented the woman from leaving.
The district attorney said a person intervened to calm Rhodes down. At that time, he stepped away from the door and the woman was able to escape to the lounge's front desk.
But Rhodes, Brown said, followed her, then got down on his knees and bowed in the manner of a praying Muslim.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/01/27/da-man-kicked-muslim-woman-jfk-airport-said-trump-here-now/97145286/
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