A vile sex offender is attempting to run over Muslim families picnicking in a California park after threatening to ‘shoot and bomb’ them – while footage shows parents with children flee as he climbs curbs and foliage moves
- Robert Avery, 33, attempted to run over the group with his silver car while shouting racial slurs at Heron Landing Park in Rancho Cordova
- The screaming parents were seen in footage filmed on Sunday and released by the Council on American-Islamic Relations
This is the heinous moment a sex offender attempted to ambush a group of Muslim families picnicking in a California park.
Robert Avery, 33, attempted to run over the group with his silver car at 7.30pm Sunday night at Heron Landing Park in Rancho Cordova while shouting racial slurs and threatening to “shoot and bomb” them.
He has now been charged with assault with a deadly weapon, criminal threats and a hate crime after surrendering after the sickening incident.
The screaming parents were seen in footage released by the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) fleeing with their children as Avery drove over the curb and foliage in his horrific attack.
At one point, an adult had to quickly lift a child out of the way before Avery — who lives in Orangeville — sped down a sidewalk and out of the park in his 2012 Honda Insight
Robert Avery, 33, attempted to run over the group with his silver car at 7.30pm Sunday night at Heron Landing Park in Rancho Cordova while shouting racial slurs and threatening to “shoot and bomb” them.
At one point, an adult had to quickly lift a child out of the way before Avery — who lives in Orangeville — sped down a sidewalk and out of the park in his 2012 Honda Insight.
Sergeant. Amar Gandhi said police were able to arrest Avery very quickly thanks to the quick-thinking witnesses who recorded the footage and called 911.
He said, “They were very brave.” Rather than just fold and give up…they pulled out their phones.
“They were out there taking pictures. “They took video and helped us identify the vehicle very quickly, leading us back to this suspect.”
The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office said, “Callers also reported that the person targeted parkgoers of Middle Eastern descent and yelled racial slurs and threatened to ‘shoot and bomb them.'”
“The sheriff’s biased detectives and crime scene investigators responded at the scene a short time later and began their investigation.”
Pictured: The car he was driving during Sunday night’s ordeal
When the ordeal began, the families enjoyed a picnic. Sergeant. Amar Gandhi said police were able to arrest Avery very quickly thanks to the quick-thinking witnesses who recorded the footage and called 911
As the car pulled into the park, people could be heard screaming and calling 911
Gandhi added: “From then on he yells at children, yells at women … he yells at everyone he can that he would shoot them, he would bomb them, and yells all sorts of racial slurs.”
“We actually have our CSI division, our crime scene investigation division, that’s out there.”
“They take the tire prints.” I mean, we treat it pretty much the way we would treat a murder scene. There is no stone left unturned.”
CAIR said in a statement, “We thank local law enforcement for their swift action in detaining the suspect and urge federal authorities to consider a hate crime charge for what appears to be a biased attack on members of a minority community.”
According to sex offender files, Robert Avery had previously been convicted of molesting or molesting a child under the age of 18.