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Man charged with assault, making racist threats on SkyTrain

Peter Anthony Lee Gagen has been charged with two counts of assault and two counts of uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm in relation to an alleged altercation at Broadway-City Hall Station on Aug. 20.

Peter Anthony Lee Gagen charged with 2 counts of assault, 2 charges of uttering threats

Peter Anthony Lee Gagen, pictured, faces two counts of assault and two counts of uttering threats after allegedly hurling racist threats and insults at a woman and her adult son and then attacking a witness. (Facebook)

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.

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.