Three men face federal hate crime charges in racially motivated assault on Marines

Two purported white supremacists and a third individual have been charged with federal hate crimes and obstruction of justice for allegedly attacking three men, including two U.S. Marines, in a racially motivated assault at Oceanside Pier last summer. The incident has been treated as a federal hate crime case due to its racial nature. Charges against the defendants include both hate crimes and obstruction allegations stemming from the beachfront attack.

The alleged perpetrators—Austin Yohe and Daniel Burns, both 23 and 30 years old respectively, and resident of Riverside—are said to be affiliated with Coors 88, a white supremacist group operating in Southern California's Inland Empire region. The incident unfolded across two separate attacks at the Oceanside Pier area in summer 2026. The first victim, a 21-year-old Black and Asian man, suffered a concussion and hospitalization after being attacked while sitting with his wife following a family funeral. The second attack targeted two U.S. Marines—a 24-year-old Black serviceman and a 23-year-old white serviceman—who were struck without provocation.

Lane's guilty plea on the day of the other men's arrest suggests potential cooperation with federal prosecutors. The DOJ's decision to prosecute under federal hate crime statutes indicates the government views the assaults as motivated primarily by racial bias rather than isolated criminal incidents.