Robert Wilson, alleged member of “Goyim Defense League,” also faces citation for hanging an anti-Semitic banner over highway overpass. A California man alleged to belong to a neo-Nazi group has been charged with a hate crime for allegedly attacking a neighbor while shouting homophobic slurs at the victim. Robert Frank Wilson, 40, of Chula Vista, has pleaded not guilty to a charge of battery, with a bias enhancement for attacking the victim due to their real or perceived sexual orientation, for an incident that occurred on Nov. 10, according to the San Diego County District Attorney’s Office. Prosecutors claim that Wilson used his vehicle to block his neighbor’s driveway, then got out of the vehicle and began yelling homophobic slurs at the victim. At one point, Wilson allegedly reached into the window of the victim’s vehicle and struck him in the face. If convicted, Wilson could face up to three years and six months in prison. However, for the bias enhancement, prosecutors must prove that Wilson’s actions were motivated by prejudice against or animus towards the victim because of his sexual orientation. Wilson also faces a citation for a municipal code violation, stemming from a Dec. 18 incident, in which he allegedly, as part of a group, hung an anti-Semitic banner from an overpass on Interstate 805 in San Diego. The banner read: “Jewish supremacy censors speech about Jewish supremacy,” and invited readers to visit the website of the Goyim Defense League
via metroweekly: Alleged neo-Nazi faces hate crime charges for attacking neighbor while yelling anti-gay slurs