Man charged with assault, making racist threats on SkyTrain

Transit Police have arrested a man for alleged racially-charged assaults and threatsat a SkyTrain station

Peter AnthonyLee Gagenhas been chargedwith two counts of assault andtwo countsof uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm during an alleged altercationat Broadway-City Hall station on Saturday.

A witness says he stepped in to try and defuse a situation where a white man was hurling racistinsults and threats at an Asianwoman and her adult son at Broadway-City Hall station.

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The conflict escalated, and the witness began recording a video of the situation.

Warning: this video contains graphic language.

Transit Police began an investigationand arrestedGagenThursday.

Gagen is scheduled to make a court appearance Friday afternoon.