Police in Palo Alto, California have arrested a man in connection with a brutal attack on a woman and a gay man as well as a police dog in a crime apparently motivated by hate.
Alexander Joseph Furrier, 26, faces charges of felony battery, felony hate crime, felony assault on a police dog, and resisting arrest, reports CBS News.
According to law enforcement, Furrier attended a house party with a female friend on Saturday night (October 9). The woman later left the party with two gay men, prompting Furrier to follow them while shouting homophobic slurs. The two men eventually parted company with the woman, which Furrier continued to pursue. When one of the men returned, the encounter turned violent.
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The male victim confronted Furrier over his harassment, prompting Furrier to punch him several times while yelling homophobic epithets. The women then tried to intervene, at which point Furrier grabbed her and threw her to the ground.
The male victim–described as being in his 60s–lost consciousness and suffered cuts and bruises in the attack. The woman did not sustain serious injuries.
When police arrived on the scene, Furrier fled on foot, eventually hiding in a stairwell. Officers first tried to negotiate for Furrier to turn himself in before releasing a police dog on him. Furrier kicked and beat the animal, as well as choked it with his bare hands. The dog bit Furrier on the leg, finally getting him to relent. The dog later saw a veterinarian for a cut above its eyes and an injured paw, while Furrier’s male victim received treatment at a nearby hospital.
At the time of this writing, authorities are holding Furrier at Elmwood Correctional Facility in Milpitas without bail.
Chrisk
He looks the type. I’m sure the women asked the gay men to walk her home for protection against the dick head.
He’s going to be locked up for a long time though. 3 assaults all on the same night. Plus, the battery on the police dog is going to be really piss everyone off.
mattpj71
Meh..he is a definite self hating closet case. Hope they throw the book at the oxygen thieving piece of crap!! On a completely unrelated note, has anyone else noticed that ass on the cop on the right hand side of the top pic?
Leo
First thing I noticed. That is perfection.
Max
he’s a rejected casting from a mold at the Cawthorne-looking anger-and-hate factory.
BlueRamirez
Closeted gay or was molested when he was young or had a bad male to male sex experience. What else would make him to be that hateful human being?
SFMike
Being religious maybe, that will do it.
Sanjo
Maybe he had bad chicken nuggets as a child served to him by a 60 year old McDonald’s employee?
Ken A.
He abused a dog. The beast. Throw away the key.
Leo
His last stint in prison might have set the stage for this outburst.
missvamp
What complete scum.
wikidBSTN
26-year old beats on 60-year old and then runs and hides. Yep, that’s a douche bag.
fredk3
you know he’s desperate when he has to follow a woman leaving a party with a hail mary pass … he looks like a loser from his mug shot.
GrizzleyMichael
I wish the dog bit him in the balls
cuteguy
I wish the dog would’ve mailed him, beginning at his groin so this garbage cannot procreate. Better yet, wish the dog would’ve mauled him to a painful death
IanHunter
He’s probably on drugs. Wish the dog would have bit his dick off.
scotty
well he will get all the dick ha can handle in prison..too bad he hates himself . must suck being so far deep in that closet.