King County prosecutors have filed charges of malicious harassment against a 23-year-old homeless man who insulted another man’s sexuality and then punched him on board a King County Metro bus in Bellevue.

Bellevue police arrested Mustaf A. Abdille after a dispute on Nov. 30 between the suspect and several individuals. He is scheduled to be arraigned on Dec. 22.

According to charging papers, Abdille boarded the bus and began disturbing passengers and yelling obscenities randomly. He became irritated when the victim and his friends refused to talk to him.

Later, as the victim and his friends were attempting to leave the bus, Abdille punched him in the chest and called him a “fag.” When one of the victim’s friends tried to break up the struggle he pushed her to the ground.

After leaving the bus, Abdille continued to harass the victim, who officers wrote was “wearing bracelets, had painted fingernails and was carrying a purse,” according to charging documents.

One of the victim’s friends contacted 911.

Officers tracked down Abdille, who had only recently come to Washington from Nebraska and had no place to stay. According to charging documents, Abdille was confrontational and reeked of alcohol.

As he was being booked into jail, Abdille allegedly said “In my country, we kill faggots,” and “I’m going to (sic) suicide, and everybody is going down with me; I’m not going alone.”

Prosecutors set bail at $50,000.