NYPD officer faces hate crime charges in reported anti-Muslim attack that left man unconscious

By Christine Fernando

A New York City police officer is facing hate crime charges after being accused of using anti-Muslim slurs while punching a man until he was unconscious.

Riggs Kwong, 50, who was off-duty during the incident, is charged with assault as a hate crime, menacing as a hate crime and aggravated harassment, Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez said in a Monday statement.

On Jan. 16, Kwong blocked a 32-year-old man from driving down a road, investigators said. The man then followed Kwong and drove in front of his car, according to the DA statement.