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MAN CHARGED WITH VANDALISM, HATE CRIMES FOR ANTISEMITIC GRAFFITI

Josh DuBose
39 mins ago

A 32-year-old man has been charged with vandalism and hate crimes in connection
with antisemitic drawings and graffiti on public and private property, including
a Jewish synagogue, in Burbank and Glendale, authorities announced Tuesday. 

Klinton Allister Dion, a transient known to frequent Burbank, Glendale,
Pasadena, El Segundo and Los Angeles, faces two counts of vandalism of religious
property.  



Prosecutors also charged the 32-year-old with 10 counts of hate crime since they
believe the antisemitic vandalism was done to intimidate and deter people from
“freely exercising their religious beliefs,” a news release from the Los Angeles
County District Attorney’s Office stated.

Klinton Dion is seen in undated mugshots provided by the Burbank Police
Department.

According to authorities, Dion left behind drawings of an Iron Cross and a
swastika, both Nazi symbols, at an IHOP in Glendale on Nov. 24.  

“Approximately two hours later, he allegedly vandalized Temple Emanu El in
Burbank by drawing a large swastika and an Iron Cross on the property,”
prosecutors said.  



At around the same time, prosecutors say the transient allegedly drew “SS,” the
well-known abbreviation for the Schutzstaffel, the leading security agency in
Nazi Germany, on the walls of a garage and laundry machines at an apartment
complex in Burbank.  

The 32-year-old is also accused of vandalizing the Emmanuel Church in Burbank,
property belonging to the City of Glendale, Moonlight Rollerway skating rink and
Extra Space Storage Center with antisemitic imagery in November, authorities
said.  

Klinton Dion is seen in undated surveillance photos provided by the Burbank
Police Department.

Despite prosecutors’ argument that Dion presents a danger to public safety and
should be held on $650,000 bail, the court set his bail at $65,000.  

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“The escalating wave of anti-Semitic attacks against the Jewish community will
not be tolerated in Los Angeles County,” asserted District Attorney George
Gascón. “We have a zero tolerance for such behavior and our Hate Crimes Unit
will work diligently to continue prosecuting such crimes.” 



These charges came on the same day that a homeless man was charged with several
felonies in connection with an attack on an Orthodox Jewish couple on their way
to synagogue in Beverly Hills on Saturday.

If convicted on all counts, Dion faces a maximum 20-year sentence in state
prison.  

Hate crimes can be reported by calling 9-1-1 or by calling L.A. County’s LA vs.
Hate hotline at 2-1-1.  

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