Colorado resident Jordan Douglas Krah has been arrested for a hate crime after insulting two Asian Americans with racist remarks in a San Ramon In-N-Out, reports the official press release.
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A TikTok posted on Christmas Day went viral immediately after it showed two Korean Americans as the targets of verbal racial harassment.
Arine Kim and Elliot Ha were filming themselves trying the San Ramon In-N-Out menu when they were approached by a male customer who proceeded to insult them with a homophobic and racist rant.
San Ramon police have identified and arrested the male suspect in a press release posted on Tuesday (December 27).
Viral Tiktok video captures two Korean Americans as victims of racial remarks
Soon after Arine’s video went viral, Chief Denton Carlson of San Ramon Police Department reached out to her on Twitter to investigate the situation.
Arine, who grew up in Moraga, California, can be seen introducing In-N-Out’s light well fry to her friend, Elliot, before a customer asks if they’re filming themselves eating. The friends were left speechless and confused as Jordan call “weird homosexuals”.
“Are you Japanese or Korean?” asks the customer later on.
After Ha informs that he’s Korean, the customer asks if he’s Kim Jong-Un’s boyfriend. Ha continues to speak to the suspect whilst chuckling, but Kim encourages him to stop talking.
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“Normally, I could spit in your face, that’s some Filipino s***,” Krah continues.
He adds, “See you outside in a minute.”
Although not captured on video, Kim notes that the customer continued to stare at the friends outside the window.
NBC Bay Area states the pair waited until the fast food chain closed and had employees walk them out to ensure their safety. Krah had reportedly left by then. You can view the entire altercation via Arine Kim’s TikTok here – Warning: disturbing language.
Jordan Douglas Krah arrested for hate crime in San Ramon
On December 26, Jordan Douglas Krah was identified as the suspect through Chief Carlson’s Twitter.
40-year-old Krah is a Denver, Colorado resident and was arrested in a Target car park. He was booked into the Martinez Detention Facility on two counts of Penal Code 422.6; committing a hate crime, as per the press release.
At the time of the release, he remained in custody.
Kim updated followers that Krah was spotted in Target after their incident became widespread news.
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“Dog-eating jokes and Kim Jong-Un jokes were very common things that I heard growing up,” she explained. “I honestly didn’t think that anyone would take me seriously.”