Washington man pleads guilty to hate crime after stabbing African American woman
The defendant boarded a bus and began yelling slurs against African Americans and forced the woman to move off the bus
The man who insulted and then stabbed an African American woman on a bus in Washington in 2024 pleaded guilty to the hate crime.
The Department of Justice reported that Adan C. Hernandez Mayoral made derogatory comments about African Americans while riding on a King County Metro bus.
Racial and derogatory comments
Hernandez Mayoral yelled at another passenger on the bus and made racially derogatory comments directed at the victim, including referring to the woman as “Rosa Parks” and telling her to move to the back of the bus.
According to the documents, the woman walked to the front of the bus to try to get help and call the police, but the man followed her. When the bus stopped, Hernandez-Mayoral pushed her off the bus and assaulted her. I have stabbed the victim multiple times. "The man pulled out a knife and stabbed her repeatedly before fleeing. Fortunately, the victim was wearing a thick coat that prevented the knife from penetrating her skin, but the assault and stabbing caused her bodily injuries." Kent Police located Hernandez-Mayoral, who was hiding under a car, and he was arrested. The case was investigated by the Kent Police Department and the FBI, with the cooperation and support of the King County District Attorney's Office. Hernandez-Mayoral is scheduled to be sentenced on March 17, 2026. The maximum penalty for the crime is 10 years in prison.