An
Indiana University student was arrested over the weekend after police
say he attacked a Muslim woman, yelling racially charged comments at her
and trying to remove her headscarf.
Police
on Monday did not identify the woman, but said that she had been dining
in a Bloomington, Indiana, restaurant's outdoor seating area Saturday
night with her 9-year-old daughter when she was approached by
19-year-old Triceten Bickford. Police said the woman claimed Bickford
was yelling things like "white power," "kill the police" and derogatory
statements about black people.
Police
said Bickford squeezed her neck and began forcing her head down toward a
table, and tried to remove the scarf covering her head.
The
woman's husband and a passerby helped restrain Bickford until police
arrived. The woman complained of pain in her neck but didn't require
medical condition, according to CNN affiliate WTHR.
Bickford
was charged with intimidation, public intoxication, two counts of
misdemeanor battery, one count of felony-level battery, strangulation
and illegal consumption of alcohol by a minor. CNN affiliate WTTV reported that Bickford's blood alcohol content was 0.195.
He was released on bond from Monroe County Jail on Sunday and paid about $705 for his release, according to the jail.
CNN
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