Writer Eng Jailed in New York
May 23, 2007
NEW YORK—Kenneth Che-Tew Eng, controversial “hate” columnist was arrested May 11 and is being held in a New York jail without bail on assault and harassment charges, the Village Voice reports.
Eng, 23, was arraigned on charges of threatening to kill his Queens neighbors Marissa Addison and her mother and one of their pets on April 30. He is also accused of attempted assault, menacing, possession of a weapon and harassment.
Eng allegedly approached the mother and daughter as they stood in their driveway with their pet and said, “If your dog bites me, I will kill you and your family.” He then swung a hammer at her and the dog, according to the Queens district attorney’s office.
Eng is a former contributor to San Francisco-based AsianWeek, writing from New York. He was fired in February after public outcry over a column entitled “Why I Hate Blacks.” The owners of the publication fired Eng and deleted the offending piece from their Web site after Asian American and African American groups denounced Eng’s column and its publication.
Saying he admired Virginia Tech shooter Seung Hui Cho, Eng often refers to himself an “Asian supremacist.” He has also penned columns excoriating whites and Asians.
Eng’s attorney has asked that he undergo a mental examination. He is scheduled to return to court in Queens on June 13.
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