Manhattan District Attorney Charges Assailant in Worship Center Incident with Multiple Charges
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As it turns out, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office charged the accused attacker, Larry Montes with two counts of assault as a hate crime, two counts of aggravated harassment and one count of criminal mischief as a hate crime for his Friday night rampage at the Central Synagogue on the Upper East Side.
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Washington ExaminerLarry Montes faces two counts of assault as a hate crime and one count of criminal mischief as a hate crime, among other charges, New York City Police Department Commissioner Jessica Tisch said late Friday. The incident unfolded at Central Synagogue in New York City that night.
Washington TimesLarry Montes, 46, of the Bronx, faces two counts of assault as a hate crime and one count of criminal mischief as a hate crime, among other charges, Tisch said.
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The 46-year-old assailant “intentionally struck a 63-year-old worshipper’s face, causing her to sustain the laceration on her lip and fall to the ground,” Fazal said.
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“As synagogue security was escorting him out, he struck a member of the congregation, damaged synagogue property, and then spit at and headbutted a member of the security team,” Tisch said in an earlier statement. “An NYPD sergeant working a paid detail at the synagogue immediately stepped in and took the individual into custody.”
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Washington Times“As synagogue security was escorting him out, he struck a member of the congregation, damaged synagogue property, and then spit at and head-butted a member of the security team,” a statement from Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said.
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01 New York Post Ugly antisemitic, racist and homophobic flyers have mysteriously been popping up in Chelsea, opposing an ambitious, first-of-its kind city housing redevelopment project in the Manhattan neighborhood, a Post investigation found.
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02 Fox News The Department of Homeland Security is investigating a nonprofit with connections to New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani for potentially providing donor funds to a sanctioned Palestinian group, the New York Post reported Friday.
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03 Washington Examiner “I have spoken with the rabbi of the synagogue, and I’m relieved that no one was seriously injured,” she added. “Those who were hurt were evaluated at the scene and are doing well. There are no known additional threats at this time, and additional NYPD resources have been deployed to the synagogue. The investigation is ongoing.”
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04 Washington Times Mayor Zohran Mamdani called the assault during the livestreamed service “horrifying.”
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