SANTA ANA — A transient was charged with a hate crime Tuesday for allegedly attacking a man selling flowers alongside an Anaheim street while calling the victim a “wetback.”
Daniel Owen Kelley, 57, was charged with assault with a deadly weapon and violation of civil rights with violent injury, both felonies. He is also facing sentencing enhancements for a hate crime and a hate crime with a prior conviction, according to court records.
Kelley is accused of beating a 19-year-old man with a cane at Beach Boulevard and Lincoln Avenue about 3:25 p.m. Sunday as the victim was selling flowers, Anaheim police Sgt. Daron Wyatt said.
Kelley allegedly called the victim a “wetback” during the attack, Wyatt said.