Springfield man charged with assault, hate crime in Prince William County

Zohaib Jamil Ahmad faces felony assault and larceny charges after police identified an alleged hate crime attack on a woman.

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WOODBRIDGE, Va. — A Springfield man is facing serious criminal charges after Prince William County Police determined that his alleged assault on a woman was a hate crime.

The investigation began after law enforcement responded to Stream Drive in Woodbridge.

Police say the man approached the victim — a 35-year-old woman — at a bus stop. The man, later identified as 30-year-old Zohaib Jamil Ahmad, questioned the woman’s religion and what police called “global events.”

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