Patrick Thomas Egan (39), was arrested on Dec. 18 and faces a bias crime charge for allegedly choking journalist Ja'Ronn Alex, who is a Pacific Islander.
Egan was arrested Dec. 18 and booked on a slew of charges stemming from the unprovoked assault on KJCT reporter Ja-Ronn Alex, 22, in Grand Junction, authorities said.
Egan was still being held in lieu of $20,000 bond at Mesa County Jail on Tuesday afternoon, online sheriff's records showed.
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