"The incident, captured on disturbing video, reportedly began after the woman pushed away a man wearing the MAGA hat when he attempted to kiss her, while the other suspect appeared to record the encounter, authorities said. As she tried to walk away, the men allegedly blocked her path and used a lighter to ignite her boots."
""You're my slave," the man can be seen telling the woman. "You're a slave to my blackness," she replied. The man then allegedly asked if he could kiss her boots, and she agreed, pulling out her phone to record the moment. Instead of kissing the boots, however, he is seen using an object to set them on fire."
"Michael Santiago, 31, and Michael James, 33, were taken into custody on Feb. 26 and face multiple hate crime charges, including attempted assault, criminal mischief, and menacing. The charges stem from a Feb. 19 incident in which the two men, one seen wearing a "Make America Great Again" hat, allegedly set a 54-year-old woman's boots on fire while making anti-Black remarks."
On February 19, 2024, a 54-year-old Black woman in New York City was subjected to an alleged hate crime near West 26th Street and Seventh Avenue. Two men, Michael Santiago, 31, and Michael James, 33, were arrested on February 26 and charged with multiple offenses including attempted assault, criminal mischief, menacing, arson, and criminal tampering. The incident began when the woman rejected unwanted advances from a man wearing a MAGA hat. As she attempted to leave, the suspects blocked her path and used a lighter to set her boots on fire while making anti-Black remarks. Video evidence captured the assault, which helped authorities identify and apprehend the suspects.
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