A 35-year-old Beaverton man was sentenced to four months in jail last week after he was convicted of targeting an Asian American neighbor, according to the Washington County District Attorney’s Office and court records.

Washington County Circuit Court Judge Brandon Thompson found Jacob Michael Anderson guilty of bias crime and reckless driving. He sentenced Anderson to 120 days in jail and suspended his driver’s license for 90 days.

Anderson also will be on probation for three years, is forbidden from having any contact with the victim and must take anger-management classes, according to court records.

The victim, who lived across the street from Anderson, called police on May 17, 2024, after Anderson tailgated him near their respective homes and then recklessly drove past him, damagi

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