Police arrest man after Korean American candidate's campaign signs appear spray-painted with slurs

An Orange County, California, man has been arrested in connection with acts of vandalism in which anti-Asian slurs that were spray-painted over campaign signs for Democratic congressional candidate Dave Min, who’s Korean American.

An Orange County, California, man has been arrested in connection with acts of vandalism in which anti-Asian slurs that were spray-painted over campaign signs for Democratic congressional candidate Dave Min, who’s Korean American. 

Huntington Beach Police Department arrested Kevin Walker, a 62-year-old from the city of Fountain Valley, on suspicion of vandalism last week, according to a news release. It comes after reports of two separate incidents in which signs were spray-painted with an anti-Korean derogatory term. 

A video documenting the vandalism, that was posted on the Democratic candidate’s social media, shows the hate speech, written in silver paint, across a row of signs. 

Attempts to reach Walker were not successful. Min did not respond to NBC News’ request for comment but in a previous statement on the incident, he wrote that the vandalism was “saddening, but not surprising.” 

“This type of hate speech does not represent the values of Orange County, and I urge my fellow Orange County elected officials to join me in condemning it,” Min said. 

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/dave-min-congress-racist-slurs-vandalism-signs-rcna175317

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