[size=4]San Jose Woman Faces Prison For Hate Crime[/size=4]

[b]7/2/02[/b]

SAN JOSE -- A San Jose woman is facing more than three years in state prison now that a jury has convicted her of a hate crime for attacking a Middle Eastern motorist during a road rage confrontation last year, the Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office says.

Angel Ann Coley, 28, was found guilty Monday morning of committing a hate crime resulting in injury, hit-and-run causing property damage, threats to commit a crime resulting in death or great bodily injury, and battery.

The charges stem from a traffic incident that occurred in downtown San Jose in November.

The district attorney's office says Coley was in her car stopped at a red light on First Street at Julian Street behind another car driven by Mohammed Aram.

Although the light was red, Coley began honking at Aram to proceed into the intersection to make a right turn. When he failed to do so, she continued honking and made obscene gestures at him, prosecutors say, eventually plowing her car into his and pushing him into the intersection and onto Julian Street.

When Aram stopped his car on Julian Street, the 5-foot-2-inch Coley got of her car and approached Aram, who stands at over 6 feet and is described by prosecutors as "imposing looking.''

The district attorney's office said Coley yelled at Aram to "go back to his own country,'' before she spit in his face, punched him repeatedly and kicked his car. She called him a "foreigner'' and a "towel head'' and then threatened to go back to her car, get a gun and kill him, authorities said.

Aram rushed back to Coley's car and grabbed her keys because he feared for his life, but Coley continued to beat him, biting him on the hand, scratching him and kicking him twice in the groin, prosecutors say.

Eventually a third party arrived on the scene and told Aram to return Coley's keys so she would stop beating him. He did so, and Coley fled the scene, leaving no information.

Police tracked her down based on her license plate number and she was arrested on the four charges.

Coley faces three years and eight months in jail when she is sentenced on July 19.

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She must be commuting too much. [whacko]

Kalifornians

But...but...WE ARE AT WAR!

3 years in jail for what ? disorderly conduct and simple assult ? That is ridiculas.

Only three years?  She should get ten.

Oh yeah, I agree...  She should get a slap on the wrist because she is a woman and has been oppressed.  Woman beating on a man, no big deal at all.  [rolleyes]

In a perfect world the guy would just kick her ass right back and that would be that. But since he can't, I think justice was served. Hell, she should get 3 years just for kicking him in the nards. Don't you guys remember how much that hurts? [BD]

After reading the article again, I have come to the conclusion that the woman comitted a terrorist act.

That sounds pretty nasty. [b][i]WHY[/i][/b], at the very least, didn't you turn her in?

Muslim or not, no man should have his nards abused.

If she were a guy she would have goten 10 years.

Must remember - never move to Illinois. Never move to Illinois. Never move to Illinois. Never move to Illinois. Never move to Illinois...

     

             PMS

Hehe, "fair shake."