A Southern California man is expected to plead guilty Wednesday to a federal charge for allegedly punching an Asian American woman in the head in Culver City while he shouted racial slurs at her.

Jesse Allen Lindsey, 38, whose last known address was in Fontana, has agreed to enter a plea to one count of committing a hate crime, a felony offense that carries a possible maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

According to the indictment, at roughly 1 a.m. on June 14, 2021, the victim was walking to work in Culver City when Lindsey, a white man, asked her for a lighter or cigarette. She responded that she did not smoke. Lindsey allegedly then began following her and yelled at the woman, whom he perceived to be an Asian American man, “You … Asian guy, turn around.” Lindsey allegedly called the victim “Korean” and shouted, “You … Asian guy, you don’t belong here,” the indictment states.