Auburn man sentenced for racially motivated stabbing of Metro bus passenger in Seattle

A 25-year-old man from Auburn, Washington, was sentenced in Seattle for a federal hate crime tied to a racially motivated assault on a Metro bus passenger. The victim was identified as a Black female passenger.

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According to the source, the man violently assaulted and stabbed the passenger because of her race. The case was handled as a federal hate crime, and the sentence was announced by First Assistant U.S.

The source does not provide the exact prison term in the text body, but the headline states that the sentence was more than four years in prison. No additional details were provided on the condition of the victim, the circumstances of the assault, or any further court findings.

The report identifies the defendant only as a 25-year-old Auburn resident and places the sentencing in Seattle. No other suspects, charges, or operational consequences are stated in the source.

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