LOS ANGELES (AP) - A Seattle man has pleaded not guilty to two counts of attempting to murder two men near a Los Angeles synagogue.
Mohamed Abdi Mohamed entered the plea Thursday to the new charges added in an amended felony complaint filed on Jan. 29.
Mohamed previously pleaded not guilty to two counts of assault with a deadly weapon as well as a hate crime allegation filed last year.
Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney Richard Ceballos says that on Nov. 23 Mohamed allegedly yelled religious epithets out of his car window as the two men left a synagogue in Hancock Park and then attempted to hit them with his vehicle while they were in a crosswalk.
The men were unharmed. Mohamed was arrested after a crash a few blocks away.
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