Oregon Man Pleads Guilty to Threatening Vietnamese Neighbors, Interfering with Housing Rights

[struggle4progress]

John Blayne Vangastel, 37, of Klamath Falls, Oregon, pleaded guilty today .. to one count of using threats of force to injure, intimidate and interfere with his neighbors in the enjoyment of their housing rights because they are .. of Vietnamese descent.

.. on the evening of Dec. 30, 2015, Vangastel, who had been living next door to a family of Vietnamese descent for approximately three months, entered the family’s property without permission. Vangastel .. then forcibly blocked their front .. gate so that family members could not park their vehicles on their property after returning from work. When one of the family members told Vangastel to let go of the gate and get off of the family’s property, Vangastel told the family member to “push <him> off the property.” He then raised his hand and balled up his fist as though he was going to assault one of the female family members. Vangastel .. then repeatedly tried to instigate a fight .. threatening to hit them and making comments like, “You are trash;” “You are not even white;” and “You smell like salmon-fish.” He also told the family something to the effect of, “I’ll beat you because you are Asian,” and “You <expletive> Vietnamese – you don’t deserve to live here.”

The incident was the culmination of Vangastel’s repeated intimidation of his neighbors, who had lived at their residence for 20 years without incident. As a result of Vangastel’s conduct, the family became so fearful that they moved out of their home ...

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/oregon-man-pleads-guilty-threatening-vietnamese-neighbors-and-interfering-their-housing

[Major Nikon]

1. This white supremacist piece of shit is also facing 19 other charges

http://www.portlandmercury.com/blogtown/2016/05/19/18086937/white-supremacist-admits-to-harassing-vietnamese-neighbors-in-klamath-falls