Ballston Spa Man Arrested for Hate Crime

A Ballston Spa Man has been charged with a crime after attacking a vehicle with a hammer. 

Christopher Brothers was arrested Sept. 7 in the Blue Herron Trail Apartment Complex in the Town of Ballston after deputies from the Saratoga County Sherriff’s Office were dispatched there around 2 pm for domestic disturbance. 

According to the Sherriff’s Office, Brothers allegedly jumped on the vehicle and struck it with a hammer causing more than $1,500 in damage. Brothers allegedly selected the victim — who the Sherriff’s Office said is Black — based on perceived race. 

Brothers has been arrested for criminal mischief in the second degree as a hate crime, a class C felony and first-degree criminal contempt, a class E felony. The Sherriff’s Office said that in carrying out the attack, Brothers Violated an order of protection. Brothers was arraigned and released to pre trial services.