Man Pleads No Contest In Ironic MAGA Hat Bathroom Beating

HERMOSA BEACH, CA — A 32-year-old man pleaded no contest Wednesday to assaulting a man wearing an ironic "Make America Great Again" hat written in Russian at a bar in Hermosa Beach last year, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office announced.

David Delgado, of Winnetka, pleaded no contest to one felony count of assault by means of force likely to produce great bodily injury, Deputy District Attorney Giselle Chang said. Delgado's sentencing is scheduled on May 28. He faces four years in state prison as a result of the plea.

On Sept. 2, 2019, Delgado allegedly approached a man in a restroom at a Hermosa Beach bar and asked him what was written on the hat he was wearing. The victim was wearing a red hat that said "Make America Great Again" in Russian, the prosecutor said.

Not liking the answer, Delgado allegedly punched the victim repeatedly in the face, causing him to fall to the ground, Hermosa Beach Police Department Sgt. Robert Higgins said.

"The suspect continued to punch the victim and then stole the victim's hat and fled," according to Higgins.

The victim was left with serious injuries, the prosecutor said.

The case was investigated by the Hermosa Beach Police Department.

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