20-year-old Ohio man arrested for allegedly lying about being victim of anti-Palestinian hate crime: cops

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Published Nov. 18, 2023, 7:31 p.m. ET

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An Ohio man has been arrested for allegedly lying to police about being the victim of an anti-Palestinian hate crime.

Hesham A. Ayyad, 20, told the Cleveland chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations that a driver had hurled anti-Palestinian slurs at him and hit him with his car, according to an Oct. 23. CAIR press release demanding an investigation into the incident.

North Ridgefield police arrested Ayyad on Tuesday and said he lied about the encounter and that his injuries had come from a fight with his brother, Cleveland.com reported.

Ayyad told CAIR officials that he was walking home from eating lunch near the border of Olmsted Falls and North Ridgeville around 4:10 p.m. when a vehicle slowed down beside him and the driver yelled statements like “Kill all Palestinians,”and “Long live Israel,” at him, according to the press release from CAIR.

Investigators reviewed video footage from the area and concluded that Ayyad had lied about being hit by the vehicle and lied about the racial slurs, police said.

Police said the “injuries sustained at the time of the incident were caused by a violent fight that the alleged victim had participated in with his brother, which was confirmed by area video surveillance.”

Ayyad was taken into custody on Tuesday and charged with making false alarms, falsification, obstructing official business, domestic violence and assault, according to Cleveland.com.

The Post has reached out to CAIR-Cleveland for comment on the arrest.

Ayyad’s 19-year-old brother, Khalil A. Ayyad, was also arrested and charged with domestic violence and assault, cops said. The brothers are being held at the Lorain County Jail.