One of Raunaq Alam’s codefendants testified against him in his vandalism trial Tuesday, but she resisted the idea the vandalism constituted a hate crime.

Prosecutors accuse Alam, Afsheen Khan and Julia Venzor of spray painting “F*** Israel” and putting up pro-Palestine stickers on a Christian church in Euless. They're charged with criminal mischief damaging a place of worship, with a hate crime enhancement — meaning prosecutors think the crime was committed due to bias against Israel and Jewish people. Alam’s trial started Monday, and he faces a maximum of 10 years in prison.

Venzor took the stand against Alam Tuesday morning. She agreed to testify against him, plead guilty to the criminal mischief charge and true to the hate crime enhancement, in exchange for five years' probation, pros

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