THEY ALSO TELL US THE SUSPECT HAS BEEN DETAINED. TONIGHT WE’RE LEARNING THAT A SACRAMENTO MAN IS STILL IN THE HOSPITAL. NEARLY TWO WEEKS AFTER BEING ATTACKED IN A HATE CRIME. POLICE SAY THEY FOUND THE MAN SERIOUSLY INJURED ON K STREET IN MIDTOWN SACRAMENTO ON NOVEMBER 1ST. OFFICERS ARRESTED THE SUSPECT, 24 YEAR OLD SEAN PAYTO
Man arrested in hate crime attack in Midtown Sacramento, police say
Updated: 8:16 AM PST Nov 16, 2025
A Sacramento man is still in the hospital nearly two weeks after being attacked in a hate crime on K Street in Midtown, police said. Police told KCRA 3 on Sunday that they responded to the assault in the 2000 block of K Street after 1:30 a.m. on Nov. 1 and found the man seriously injured.Officers at the time arrested a suspect, 24-year-old Sean Payton, for assault, hate crime, and resisting arrest, police said. Payton is due in court on Monday.Details on why the attack was believed to be a hate crime were not released. See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel
A Sacramento man is still in the hospital nearly two weeks after being attacked in a hate crime on K Street in Midtown, police said.
Police told KCRA 3 on Sunday that they responded to the assault in the 2000 block of K Street after 1:30 a.m. on Nov. 1 and found the man seriously injured.
Officers at the time arrested a suspect, 24-year-old Sean Payton, for assault, hate crime, and resisting arrest, police said. Payton is due in court on Monday.
Details on why the attack was believed to be a hate crime were not released.
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