Police arrested a 32-year-old man this week on suspicion of a hate crime in connection with a noose tied to a tree branch at the Berkeley Marina.
Shortly after 8 a.m. Thursday at the marina’s South Cove area, a Berkeley city employee watched the suspect fasten a noose to a tree branch about 7 feet off the ground, police said. The staffer photographed him before he left the area.
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Police found the suspect later on University Avenue and detained him, eventually arresting him on suspicion of hanging a noose in a public park, which is a hate crime in California, and possession of drug paraphernalia.
The suspect, Jaime Robledo-Eespino, is set to be arraigned Tuesday, according to Alameda County jail records.
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