The 15-year-old perpetrator of a string of violent antisemitic attacks in Williamsburg last Shabbos has been apprehended by the NYPD.
NYPD sources have confirmed to YWN that a sole suspect wanted in connection to both incidents, in which Chasidic Jews were hit and shoved, has been taken into custody by the NYPD Hate Crimes Task Force. The teen has been charged with three counts of assault and two counts of committing a hate crime.
The suspect is not believed to be connected to a separate recent antisemitic crime in Williamsburg, in which multiple swastikas were spray-painted on buses. However, the NYPD says they are making significant headway in that investigation.
The NYPD thanked Williamsburg Shomrim for their invaluable assistance in the investigations, including providing camera footage and witnesses to assist in their search for the suspect.
***Arrest Update***
A 15 year-old male has been arrested for these anti-Jewish hate crimes. He has been charged with Assault 3/Hate Crime X2 https://t.co/VOGZxVq8PK pic.twitter.com/xmQMrAnO7p— NYPD Hate Crimes (@NYPDHateCrimes) February 10, 2022
The perpetrators of these heinous hate attack were apprehended by the @NYPDHateCrimes. We must put an end to these anti-Semitic acts. Thanks to the @NYPD79Pct @NYPDBklynNorth @NYPDCommAffairs @BrooklynDA for the great work. https://t.co/89trXyvf2g
— Williamsburg Shomrim (@WspuShomrim) February 10, 2022
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Wow, another “white supremacist” caught in NY committing a hate crime against Jews. Don’t worry, he’ll be out in no time at all, his complexion is his protection.
Probably out on the street already looking for another victim…
So, due to democrat Kathy Hochul’s bail reform law, will this black thug be back on the streets by this evening?
“democrat Kathy Hochul’s bail reform law”
She had nothing to do with the law. But even before the passage of the law, 15 year olds were not typically given bail the way adults were, and were tried as juveniles in Family Court. Stop trying to turn this terrible incident into partisan hackery.
since he is under 16 he cannot be charged thanks to the “raise the age” law,
Sorry Charlie, but Hochul doesn’t get a pass. She could pull the plug on thug DA Alvin Bragg but chooses not to. She’s pandering to woketards like yourself and the criminal community at the expense of thinking and law abiding citizens.
This thug is innocent. Only school kids who take off their masks to breathe are dangerous villains.
@Charliehall:
New York governor Kathy Hochul said on Wednesday that she will “absolutely stand behind” her support for bail reform, potentially thwarting New York City mayor Eric Adams’s plans to combat gun violence.
“I will absolutely stand behind the fundamental premise on why we needed bail reform in the first place,” Hochul said during a press conference about an anti-gun violence team where the mayor appeared virtually.
‘National Review’ Jan 26th
The UNELECTED privileged white female, Kathy Hochul, has blood on her hands.