NewzLarry Montes, a 46-year-old resident of the Bronx, was arrested and subsequently charged with multiple hate crimes following an incident at Manhattan's Central Synagogue.
According to the charges, Montes disrupted ongoing services at the synagogue. The specific counts filed against him include two counts of assault as a hate crime and one count of criminal mischief as a hate crime.
The arrest highlights ongoing concerns regarding security and bias-related incidents targeting houses of worship in New York City, prompting law enforcement to treat the disruption under hate crime statutes.
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