Police arrested a Janesville man early Saturday morning after the suspect allegedly punched two men on the 200 block of North Henry Street for speaking Hebrew, according to a police report.
Dylan Grall, 23, was arrested on battery and hate crime charges for confronting two men he told police he believed were speaking Spanish, Madison Police Department spokesperson Joel DeSpain said in the report. The victims were speaking Hebrew.
The incident occurred at approximately 2:19 a.m., when Grall cursed at the men and demanded they speak English, according to DeSpain. When the victims refused, Grall hit both men in the face, sending one to the ground and giving the other a black eye.
DeSpain said Grall denied hitting the men but admitted yelling at them to speak in English. A witness confirmed Grall did attack the two victims.
