SANTA ANA, Calif. - A self-proclaimed "incel" wanted for multiple attacks against
Costa Mesa women and
hate crimes over the last few months has been arrested, the
Orange County District Attorney's Office announced Tuesday.
Johnny Deven Young, 25, of
Anaheim, was arrested and charged with four counts of assault with great bodily injury and four counts of illegal use of tear gas, with enhancements for use of a deadly weapon and hate crimes.
Young was wanted for a series of attacks he filmed himself and put on his YouTube channel. In the videos, Young would approach unsuspecting women and pepper spray them. Costa Mesa Police identified him in at least two attacks in the city. Young describes himself as an "incel," which is short for involuntary celibate. The Orange County District Attorney's Office described incels as members of "an online community of men who exhibit their sexual frustrations by voicing their misogynistic views against women." According to the OC District Attorney's Office, Young also has a prior misdemeanor hate crime conviction in
Nevada, but no other details were immediately available.
Young faces a maximum 13 years in state prison if he's convicted on all counts. link