LOS ANGELES—A 28-year-old man suspected of shooting two Jewish men after they left synagogues in the Pico-Robertson district less than 24 hours apart is scheduled to be arraigned March 9 on two federal hate crime counts that could put him behind bars for life.
Jaime Tran, previously of Riverside, was charged with committing hate crime acts in connection with the shootings, according to a criminal complaint unsealed Feb. 17.
The complaint alleges Tran targeted the two victims because they were Jewish or he believed them to be Jewish. Because the complaint contains allegations Tran attempted to murder the two victims, the maximum possible penalty for each of the two hate crimes is life without parole in federal prison….