Overview
- Police say the 37-year-old confronted a student with vulgar, race-based language and assaulted her based on her perceived immigration status.
- The attack occurred Wednesday morning near the 300 block of Dahlia Street as the girl walked to Fairfield High School.
- A witness took the student to school, school resource officers assisted immediately, and she was taken to a hospital for a medical evaluation.
- The Youth Services Unit conducted surveillance Thursday and detained Chavez without incident as he left his residence.
- He was booked into Solano County Jail on felony counts of assault, child endangerment, and committing a hate crime, and the investigation remains active with added safety monitoring near school routes.