Deputies arrested Tevin Grant, 28, they accused of committing a violent antisemitic attack in Dania Beach earlier this month, the Broward Sheriff’s Office announced Tuesday.
According to authorities, on the evening of Feb. 7, the victim was riding his bicycle and talking on the phone in Hebrew when a man walking by hurled an antisemitic slur at him before punching him in the face.
The punch caused the victim to fall from his bike.
“He’s very scared now,” the victim’s father, Ronen Carney, said following the suspect’s arrest. “You know, he got really traumatized. He’s young 19 years old and it’s scary. You know, what’s going on now with violence everywhere.”
Deputies said they arrested Tevin Grant, 28, Tuesday near the 1300 block of Stirling Road after investigators received information regarding his whereabouts.
NEW: BSO says they have arrested 28yo Tevin Grant “in connection with a violent #antisemitic attack” #caughtoncamera earlier this month in Dania Beach. Charged with aggravated battery, prosecutors would determine whether to apply a hate crime enhancement. https://t.co/PN9XJoamI7 pic.twitter.com/yX5fEXmLPT
— Christina Boomer Vazquez, M.S. (@CBoomerVazquez) February 21, 2023
Grant faces one count of aggravated assault and prosecutors will determine whether a hate crime enhancement will be added to the initial charge, according to BSO.
The Broward State Attorney’s Office said it will review the case and make a determination on whether that will happen once they receive it from BSO.
“If the prosecutors determine enough evidence exists to apply the hate crime enhancement it would enhance aggravated battery from a second-degree felony to a first-degree felony,” legal analyst David Weinstein said. “That means the defendant is looking at a punishment of up to 30 years.”
