{"id":499151,"date":"2026-10-17T10:42:23","date_gmt":"2026-10-17T10:42:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/499151\/"},"modified":"2026-10-17T10:42:23","modified_gmt":"2026-10-17T10:42:23","slug":"oakland-county-valet-co-owner-charged-with-hate-crime-over-racial-slur-written-on-driveway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/499151\/","title":{"rendered":"Oakland County valet co-owner charged with hate crime over racial slur written on driveway"},"content":{"rendered":"

A valet company owner was charged with a hate crime for allegedly defacing a Novi family’s driveway with a racial slur, the Oakland County Prosecutor’s Office says.<\/p>\n

Ayham Nadeem Assi, 22, of West Bloomfield, was charged by Oakland County Prosecutor Karen McDonald with one count of hate crime for allegedly writing an anti-Black racial slur on a Novi couple’s driveway, prosecutors say.<\/p>\n

Assi is charged with a hate crime, a felony punishable by up to five years in prison, a fine of up to $10,000 or both.\u00a0<\/p>\n

It is alleged that on Sept. 6, the victims’ neighbor hosted a party and hired Assi’s valet company for parking services, and the victims spoke to their neighbors about vehicles parked on their grass, prosecutors say.<\/p>\n

The victims later discovered a racial slur written on the apron of their driveway, and according to investigators, home surveillance footage showed Assi allegedly approaching the driveway and writing a slur, according to prosecutors.<\/p>\n

The victims, who are Black, told investigators they felt intimidated and racially targeted, prosecutors say.<\/p>\n

“Acts of racial intimidation are unacceptable,” said McDonald. “Everyone has a right to feel safe in their home and welcome in their neighborhood. There is no excuse for harassing or racially intimidating a family.” <\/p>\n

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