Upon his regaining consciousness, Broudy's doctors determined that he had suffered permanent brain damage and was left legally blind.
Republican Los Angeles County District Attorney Steve Cooley declined to press hate crime charges, a decision that sparked outrage in the community.
Cooley stated that he believed the motive to be robbery, not bias, a conclusion that Broudy disagreed with.
in which he countered the generally light-hearted tone of the special by describing the attack and the devastating effects on his life.
Broudy has appeared in a number of guest roles in a variety of television series and has started a career as a voice actor, performing in television and radio commercials and playing Cole Yeager in Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent and Captain America in Marvel Ultimate Alliance.