King County Prosecutors have charged two people accused of stabbing a man in the University District last week. Jimmie Patrick and Crystal Gibson were both charged with first-degree assault in connection to the Jan. 31 stabbing of a man at NE 45th Street and University Way. Patrick, however, is charged with a hate crime after court documents said he said anti-Asian slurs before the stabbing. King County prosecutors said when it comes to hate crimes, anti-Asian crimes are the second most common with two already making its way through the courts this year. For prosecutors, hate crimes can be challenging. “Hate crimes are difficult because before you charge it, you have to show the intent,” said Casey McNerthney with the King County Prosecutor’s Office. READ THE FULL STORY HERE: https://www.king5.com/article/news/crime/man-charged-hate-crime-u-district-stabbing/281-92a9117c-1890-4513-9e72-08ac1c608ddc