SF Chronicle: Three Men Face Hate Crime Charges in Robberies of Asian Americans in Santa Clara County

The Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office filed hate crime charges against three men accused in an armed robbery spree “exclusively” against Asian Americans earlier this week, according to authorities.

The trio, Tevita Lauti Fefita, 21, of Oakland, Curtis Eddie Charles Freeman, 19, of Stockton, and Siahola Jlan Tupouata, 18, of Oakland, were charged with multiple robbery charges with hate crime enhancements, prosecutors said.