Man convicted of hate crimes for "NO MORE CHINESE" graffiti

62-year-old John Schenone was found guilty of misdemeanor vandalism and hate crime charges.



Gotcha, sucka. On Thursday, the man arrested for spray-painting anti-Chinese graffiti -- "NO MORE CHINESE" -- around southeast San Francisco was found guilty of hate crime vandalism.

S.F. man convicted of hate crimes in anti-Chinese graffiti case

62-year-old John Schenone was convicted of seven misdemeanors counts vandalism and six misdemeanor counts of a hate crime by way of defacing property in connection to the racist graffiti discovered last fall.

Suspect arrested for racist "NO MORE CHINESE" graffiti

62-year-old John Schenone is charged with five counts of felony hate crime and five counts of felony vandalism.



Gotcha, sucka! In San Francisco, a suspect has been arrested in connection with the string of racist graffiti that recently appeared in the Portola neighborhood. Residents discovered several areas that were hit with the message "NO MORE CHINESE" over the weekend (and perhaps earlier).

62-year-old San Francisco resident John Schenone is charged with five counts of felony hate crime and five counts of felony vandalism. According to SFPD, officers matched Schenone and his vehicle to the description of the suspect from the crime alert. He was arrested on Tuesday night and booked at the County Jail.

Here's the news release from the San Francisco Police Department: