Matthew W. Dunn, 39, of Houston, is charged with assault after what allegedly unfolded during a Lyft ride on July 21.
Matthew W. Dunn, 39, of Houston, is charged with assault after what allegedly unfolded during a Lyft ride on July 21.
Photo: handoutClick through this slideshow to see Infamous hate crimes that have occurred in the U.S., elsewhere.
South Carolina Church Shooting
People hug as they pay their respects in front of Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church after a mass shooting at the church that killed nine people on June 18, 2015, in Charleston, South Carolina. A 21-year-old suspect, Dylann Roof of Lexington, South Carolina, was arrersted Thursday during a traffic stop. Emanuel AME Church is one of the oldest in the South. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
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South Carolina Church Shooting
People hug as they pay their respects in front of Emanuel African Methodist
... moreMatthew Shepard Killing
In this Saturday, Oct. 9, 1999 file photo, a cross made of stones rests below the fence in Laramie, Wyo. where a year earlier, gay University of Wyoming student Matthew Shepard was tied and pistol whipped into a coma. He later died. The killers, police said, targeted him because he was gay. Congress passed anti-hate crimes legislation bearing his name in 2009. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)
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In this Saturday, Oct. 9, 1999 file photo, a cross made of stones rests below the fence in Laramie, Wyo. where a year earlier, gay University of Wyoming student Matthew Shepard was tied
... moreJames Byrd Dragging
Stella Byrd, left, mother of James Byrd, Jr., the East Texas black man who was dragged to his death from a pickup truck in 1998 by three whites, waits as Gov. Rick Perry, center right, signs into law the James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Act at the Capitol in Austin, Texas, Friday, May 11, 2001. Gov. Perry signed the bill into law which strengthens the penalties for offenses against minorities, gays and others. Also shown is, Rep. Senfronia Thompson, D-Houston; Rep. Steve Wolens, D-Dallas, and Sen. Rodney Ellis, D-Houston, from left.
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Stella Byrd, left, mother of James Byrd, Jr., the East Texas black man who was dragged to his death from a pickup truck in 1998 by three whites, waits as Gov. Rick Perry, center right, signs
... moreJames Byrd Dragging
A member of the Texas Department of Public Safety stands guard as members of the Ku Klux Klan hold a rally Saturday, June 27, 1998, in Jasper, Texas. The KKK held a rally to denounce the dragging death of James Byrd Jr. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
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A member of the Texas Department of Public Safety stands guard as members of the Ku Klux Klan hold a rally Saturday, June 27, 1998, in Jasper, Texas. The KKK held a rally to denounce the
... moreMembers of the Sikh Temple in San Antonio march in the Hills and Dales Community 4th of July parade on the North West side of town.
Members of the Sikh Temple in San Antonio march in the Hills and Dales Community 4th of July parade on the North West side of town.
Photo: Jolene Almendarez/San Antonio Express-NewsAssassination of Civil Rights Leaders, 1960s
FILE-- Pall bearers, including Jesse Jackson, second from bottom left, with the coffin of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. at Ebenezer Baptist Church, where King was co-pastor with his father, in Atlanta, April 9, 1968.
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FILE-- Pall bearers, including Jesse Jackson, second from bottom left, with the coffin of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. at Ebenezer Baptist Church, where King was
... moreAbortion Doctor Killing, 2009
Jeanne Tiller, widow of slain abortion doctor George Tiller, hugs a family member during the sentencing of Scott Roeder in Sedgwick County District Court in Wichita, Kan., Thursday, April 1, 2010. Roeder was convicted last January of murdering Tiller's husband, Dr. George Tiller.
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Jeanne Tiller, widow of slain abortion doctor George Tiller, hugs a family member during the sentencing of Scott Roeder in Sedgwick County District Court in Wichita, Kan., Thursday,
... moreBirmingham Church Bombing, 1963
Four are killed and 22 wounded in the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing in Birmingham, Ala.
Birmingham Church Bombing, 1963
Four are killed and 22 wounded in the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing in Birmingham, Ala.
Mount Zion Church Fire, 1964
A historic marker outside Mount Zion Church in rural Neshoba County, Mississippi briefly tells of the 1964 deaths of three civil rights workers. Mickey Schwerner, Andrew Goodman and James Chaney were killed June 21, 1964, following the burning of the church, located, just outside Philadelphia, Miss. The Department of Justice Civil Rights Division reviewed the slayings of the workers and pursued criminal charges. Nine people were convicted. (AP Photo/Rogelio Solis)
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A historic marker outside Mount Zion Church in rural Neshoba County, Mississippi briefly tells of the 1964 deaths of three civil rights workers. Mickey Schwerner, Andrew Goodman and
... moreCopenhagen Synagogue Shooting, 2015
In this image made from TV The lifeless body of a shooting suspect lays on the pavement as Danish police forensic officers examine the scene after Danish police shot and killed the man early Sunday suspected of carrying out shooting attacks at a free speech event and then at a Copenhagen synagogue, in Copenhagen Sunday, Feb. 15, 2015. The suspect is not yet identified by police. A man opened fire Saturday killing a Danish documentary filmmaker and a member of the Scandinavian country's Jewish community and wounding five police officers in the attacks.(AP Photo / TV2 Norway)
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In this image made from TV The lifeless body of a shooting suspect lays on the pavement as Danish police forensic officers examine the scene after Danish police shot and
... moreOslo Massacre, 2011
Defendant Anders Behring Breivik with his lawyer Geir Lippestad , left, during the third day of proceedings in courtroom 250 in the courthouse in Oslo Wednesday April 18, 2012. Confessed mass killer Breivik on Wednesday called Norway's prison terms "pathetic" and said the death penalty or an acquittal were the "only logical outcomes" for his massacre of 77 people.
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Defendant Anders Behring Breivik with his lawyer Geir Lippestad , left, during the third day of proceedings in courtroom 250 in the courthouse in Oslo Wednesday April 18, 2012. Confessed
... moreNew Jerusalem Baptist Church Fire, 2014
The New Jerusalem Baptist Church was destroyed in a fire October 13, 2014 on the Southeast Side of San Antonio.
New Jerusalem Baptist Church Fire, 2014
The New Jerusalem Baptist Church was destroyed in a fire October 13, 2014 on the Southeast Side of San Antonio.
San Jose Church Fire, 2014
Deacon Felix Gibson, on Tuesday Jan. 14, 2014, looks through the burned and water damaged items inside the classrooms building at the Greater St. John Baptist Church, which was destroyed by a suspected arsonist in San Jose, Calif. The people of San Jose are on edge after a string of thirteen recent suspicious fires have been set in the early morning hours, burning churches and homes among other buildings.
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Deacon Felix Gibson, on Tuesday Jan. 14, 2014, looks through the burned and water damaged items inside the classrooms building at the Greater St. John Baptist Church, which was
... morePeople hold up candles in prayer in front of the Mid Michigan Singh Sabha in Saginaw Township, Mich., Wednesday night, Aug. 15, 2012. Members of the Sikh community held a candlelight vigil, open to the entire community, to honor of the victims of the Wisconsin temple shooting. (AP Photo/The Saginaw News, Jon Garcia)
lessPeople hold up candles in prayer in front of the Mid Michigan Singh Sabha in Saginaw Township, Mich., Wednesday night, Aug. 15, 2012. Members of the Sikh community held a
... moreA Lyft passenger accused of a hate crime in July is on the run after missing court.
Matthew W. Dunn, 39, was free on $5,000 bail after being arrested on an assault charge, accused of attacking a Lyft driver on July 21 because of the driver's heritage, which is a hate crime, according to court records.
Dunn missed court last month prompting prosecutors to ask that his bail be revoked.
"Mr. Dunn needs to turn himself in and make this right," Assistant Harris County District Attorney Nathan Beedle said Wednesday. "We believe he is still in the Houston area."
Beedle, who is chief of the DA's misdemeanor division, said Dunn faces a minimum of 180 days in jail if convicted of assault and an affirmative finding of the hate crime enhancement.
The hate-crime enhancement is an increased punishment, if Dunn is convicted of assaulting an American-born Lyft driver of Pakistani descent, specifically over the driver's race religion or national origin.
The driver picked up Dunn outside a pool hall in southwest Houston just after 2 a.m. on July 21.
During the ride, Dunn is accused of shouting obscenities at the driver, based on his perception that the driver was Muslim and from Pakistan.
Allegedly, he then grabbed the driver's hair and began punching and choking him, as the driver near the 13500 block of the Northwest Freeway.
The driver stopped the car, got out and ran with Dunn chasing him. The driver was able to get back to his car and drive away, with Dunn apparently chasing the car.
The driver called the Houston Police Department and said he believed Dunn would have killed him if he hadn't escaped.
About 15 minutes later, Houston police officers were flagged down at a nearby motel, where the security guard told officers he had been approached by a man who authorities believe was Dunn.
He said Dunn had put him in a headlock and was speaking incoherently.
Dunn was later arrested and made bail. A warrant has been issued of his arrest after missing a court date in October.
He has two prior criminal convictions in Harris County. He pleaded guilty in February to the felony charge of possession of less than one gram of a controlled substancs. In 2012, he was convicted of assault causing bodily injury.
Crime Stoppers of Houston is offering up to $5,000 for information that could lead to his whereabouts. Anyone with information can contact Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.
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