SAN ANTONIO (AP) — A grand jury in Texas has indicted a 30-year-old man on a felony theft charge after he was accused of throwing a drink at a supporter of President Donald Trump before walking off with the teenager’s “Make America Great Again” hat at a fast food restaurant.
The attack earlier this summer at a San Antonio Whataburger restaurant was partially captured on video. San Antonio TV station KSAT reports that a grand jury on Wednesday indicted Kino Jimenez on a charge of theft of person, which is punishable by up to two years in state jail.
Court records show Jimenez has an arraignment scheduled for Friday and a trial date set for Oct. 19.
From my understanding a felony charge of theft of person in TX, the property must exceed $2500. There must be more to this story than reported.
If we look at this from the standpoint of relative punishment, I’d expect nothing less than the auto da fé for Trump.
Seriously, I’d think that two years in jail for stealing a dumbass MAGA hat is quite excessive and uncalled for. I did see the video after the incident and the guy did no one any favors, even if there was some slight satisfaction at seeing it rain on little Trumpmonsters’ parade.
Recently, they even arrested a girl student for taking a MAGA hat off of a fellow student in class.
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In another article they explain that one of the battery charges are because she slapped the male teacher’s arm as he grabbed her to lead her out of the classroom.
The maximum possible sentences will often make you gulp but really you shouldn’t be throwing drinks at people and taking their stuff. Unless he’s a real screwup I think a few months of community service would make the point.