A Sacramento man was sentenced to 13 years in prison for beating up a cab driver because he thought that he was Muslim. Pedro Ramirez made a plea bargain with the prosecutor’s office to get 13 years instead of life in prison, which was possible if he was convicted at trial.
Ramirez, his wife and another couple got a ride home from a Sacramento club last November – and got into a dispute over payment with the cab driver. The prosecution said Herbehjan Singh was savagely beaten because he wore a turban, which led the attackers to believe he was Muslim.