Hate crime charges filed against Chicago man

A Chicago man is accused of a hate crime and his three sons have been accused of aggravated battery in an alleged attack on a motorist in which racial epithets were shouted.

Court documents indicate, 53-year-old Mahmoud Alkhazaleh also was charged with aggravated battery and vehicle invasion in a June 9 attack on the driver of a truck who allegedly honked his horn to prod Alkhazaleh to step out of his path.

Court documents indicate Alkhazaleh called the victim a "blue-eyed devil" among other things, during a physical attack that included throwing rocks and spitting."

Alkhazaleh is denying the allegations against him, saying the incident started when the driver nearly ran him over.

Alkhazaleh, who was released Wednesday night from the Cook County Jail on $60,000 bail, said he did not use any hate speech during the incident.