Man Who Attacked Hispanic Men In Santa Monica Sentenced For Hate Crime

SANTA MONICA, CA — A 37-year-old homeless man with a long arrest history has been sentenced to over 23 years in state prison for multiple hate-related assaults in Los Angeles and Santa Monica, authorities announced Wednesday.

Kevin Mumin was arrested by the Los Angeles Police Department in August 2023 for multiple felony assaults with hate crime allegations. Santa Monica police had also identified him as the suspect in two attacks targeting Hispanic men in that city, according to the Santa Monica Police Department.

Mumin was found guilty earlier this month of three counts of assault with a deadly weapon, with enhancements for great bodily injury and hate crimes. He was also convicted of one count of felony sexual battery stemming from one of the Los Angeles incidents, according to the SMPD.

He was sentenced on Aug. 21 of this year to 23 years and 8 months in state prison.

Santa Monica police said that on Aug. 20, officers found a victim struck on the head with a large wooden stick in 3100 block of Main Street. Two days later, a second victim said the suspect tried to punch him in the face and threw a glass bottle at him in the 1400 block of Palisades Park.

The SMPD jointly filed their cases with the LAPD after Mumin's arrest. He had prior arrests for robbery, assault with a deadly weapon, burglary, criminal threats and narcotics sales.

Anyone with additional information about Mumin was asked to contact Detective Brian Spencer of the SMPD at 310-458-8420 or Sgt. Shaun Cooney at 310- 458-8436.

City News Service