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The person allegedly responsible for a spate of antisemitic and Islamophobic graffiti and bomb threats at San Jose State University is a 30-year-old graduate student who describes himself on social media as “100% woke” and a “social justice activist,” according to law enforcement.
The Justice Department announced Monday that suspect Ziheng “Tony” Fang was arrested on federal charges of false information and hoaxes, and that he made his initial court appearance July 10.
Fang allegedly appeared to make the graffiti seem like it was written by a white President Trump supporter, according to the vandalism’s wording.
However, Fang’s personal profile on TikTok includes the label “100% woke” and his Snapchat and Facebook profiles have the label “activist” and “social justice activist” in his bio, according to the FBI’s criminal complaint.
The suspect “also includes a rainbow flag in his profile on Threads which … typically conveys membership or allyship with the LGBTQ+ community. Fang also has posted and/or shared content expressing anti-ICE, pro-immigration, anti-MAGA, and pro-Palestine views,” states the FBI’s complaint, published by CBS News.
Police allege Fang is responsible for 20 instances of hateful and threatening messages written in men’s and gender-neutral restrooms at SJSU since at least 2024, with the most recent occurrence being May of this year.
“In many instances, these messages included threats specifying a particular date that an attack was allegedly intended to take place and/or weapons and methods that would be used such as bombs, knives, and shooting,” the Justice Department stated in a news release.
As The College Fix previously reported, some of the graffiti stated “SJSU, Sorry, But for Allah 3/11 Will Be 9/11” and “Kill All Jews.”
Additional messages included “!WARNING! MASS BOMB NEXT WEEK EAT PIGS NOT DOGS, KILL ALL MUSLIMS + CHINKS MAGA 2028 NO ON 50 KILL ZOHRAN” and “THIS IS A WHITE NATION” with several swastikas, according to the criminal complaint.
The messages often included bomb threats, prompting canceled classes and extensive fear on campus, the complaint states.
“Hate speech in the messages targeted Jewish and Muslim people, ‘Libs’, and people of Asian or Mexican heritage. Some had swastikas drawn on them and used slurs in reference to Asian people. Others advised white people to ‘stay home’ on the days referenced, and used slogans to indicate support for President Donald Trump, such as ‘Trump 2024,’ or ‘MAGA 2028,'” CBS News reported.
Evidence against Fang includes a latent fingerprint, surveillance footage, and electronic key card entries, according to the FBI.
“Fang is in federal custody after being arrested Friday and is set to have a detention hearing Thursday, where a judge will decide whether he will be released while his case is pending,” the Los Angeles Times reported earlier this week.
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