Police: Suspect charged in attacking Jewish man with rock
Police say a man who allegedly threw a rock at a Jewish man in Crown Heights in August has been charged.
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Sep 14, 2019, 2:46 PM
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Updated 1,956 days ago
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Police say a man who allegedly threw a rock at a Jewish man in Crown Heights in August has been charged.
They say the suspect is 26-year-old Oniel Gilbourne. He is facing many charges, including assault as a hate crime, menacing as a hate crime and criminal possession of a weapon.
According to the criminal complaint, on Aug. 27 at Lincoln Terrace Park, Gilbourne attacked a man dressed in traditional Hasidic clothing by punching him and throwing a rock at him.
Officials say the victim lost teeth and suffered bleeding and abrasions to his head and face.
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