ORLANDO, Fla. — Orlando police are searching for a man accused of yelling homophobic slurs and throwing frozen water bottles at a man in Thornton Park.
A man was picking up food at Graffiti Junction on July 22 when a customer who’d been asked to leave the restaurant started “to yell homosexual, derogatory statements” at him, according to an Orlando police report.
When the man left the restaurant, he told police that the same customer drove by him as he was walking to his car and continued to yell unintelligible statements at him before throwing two frozen water bottles out of the car window.
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The bottles hit him on his chest and forearm, according to the police report.
A manager at the restaurant provided police with surveillance of the customer accused of yelling and throwing the bottles.
Orlando police said that the man is now wanted for a hate crime against a member of the LGBTQ+ community.
Police said he was driving a red or maroon Chrysler 300.
If you recognize the man in the photos, you are asked to call call Crimeline at 1-800-423-TIPS (8477) or the Orlando Police Department at 321-235-5300.
ICYMI: The man in both photos is suspected in a hate crime against a member of our LGBTQ+ community in Thornton Park July 22. He was driving a red or maroon Chrysler 300. Know him? Call @CrimelineFL 1-800-423-TIPS (8477) or the Orlando Police Department at 321-235-5300. pic.twitter.com/6NDfQqfzNd
— Orlando Police (@OrlandoPolice) August 3, 2020
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