The suspect in a hate crime arrest at Farmer Boys last week will appear in court Tuesday.
Richard Martinez Mendoza, 22, walked in to Farmer Boys on Haley Street in East Bakersfield and demanded a free Gatorade from an employee.
When the employee refused, the suspect picked up a chair and hit the employee while yelling a racial slur. He then started punching the victim, who is said to be a female.
The suspect was charged with assault with a deadly weapon, violating civil rights by force, and vandalism damage.
The victim received minor injuries.
Mendoza is being held on $30,000 bail.
