Las Vegas, NV (KXNT) – A valley man who was facing charges in a case that was labeled a hate crime had all charges dropped against him on Monday after surveillance video contradicted the charges against him.
Anthony Dishari was facing charges of battery and attempted robbery motivated by hate or bias and resisting a public officer. According to his arrest report, police said he yelled anti-Asian slurs at employees of a local tea shop, then attacked the owner outside the business and demanded the man's gun.
The report said the business owner told police his gun never left his pocket. However, according to prosecutors, surveillance video showed the business owner pulling out the gun and firing a shot at Dishari.
There was also video footage from the scene that showed Dishari did not yell racial slurs inside the business as some employees had claimed to police.
The judge apologized to Dishari and dismissed the case without prejudice.