Patrick Thomas Egan, 39, was arrested in Colorado for allegedly attacking TV reporter Ja’Ronn Alex, demanding to know if Alex was a U.S. citizen and declaring, “This is Trump’s America now.”
Police say Egan followed Alex’s vehicle for 40 miles, confronted him at his news station, and tackled him, putting him in a headlock that left Alex struggling to breathe.
The attack is being investigated as a possible bias-motivated crime.
Egan faces charges of assault and harassment, with prosecutors yet to file formal charges.
and they still needed to determine if this was a "bias-motivated crime".
As is always the case, police need to be as neutral as possible in their public statements so they don't accidentally cause a mistrial by saying something that could be perceived as bias.
By not calling the guy out as a racist piece of shit, they're making sure the judge won't be forced to dismiss the case.