Hate crime charge added to student suspected of racist, homophobic campus vandalism
The Western Washington University student arrested Nov. 25 in connection with on-campus racist and homophobic vandalism has been charged with a hate crime.
Shayne Robert Merwin, 20, of Gold Bar is now facing one count of malicious harassment, Washington state鈥檚 felony hate crime statute, in addition to the charge, also a felony, according to Whatcom County Superior Court records.
Merwin鈥檚 arraignment is scheduled for 9 a.m. on Friday.
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