Woman accused of carrying out string of hate crime attacks in Bay Ridge granted supervised release
Megan Horne, 34, of Staten Island, faces multiple hate crime charges for allegedly making anti-Muslim remarks during the attacks, telling one victim to “get out of this country.” All three victims wore hijabs, the youngest, a 12-year-old girl.
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The Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office says the woman accused of carrying out a string of hate crime attacks in Bay Ridge was granted supervised release.
Megan Horne, 34, of Staten Island, faces multiple hate crime charges for allegedly making anti-Muslim remarks during the attacks, telling one victim to “get out of this country.” All three victims wore hijabs, the youngest, a 12-year-old girl.
Prosecutors say the Jan. 30 attacks happened within blocks of each other, occurring within a 16-minute span.
Horne faced a judge for the first time late Wednesday night.
According to court documents, Horne is accused of uttering the remark during the first attack, where a 33-year-old woman was kicked all over her body and punched in the face. It happened at 8902 5th Ave. around 2:20 p.m.
Five minutes later, just over a block away at Gleston Avenue and 92nd Street, Horne allegedly punched the 12-year-old in the face, prosecutors say.
Then, around 2:36 p.m. at 92nd Street and Fort Hamilton Parkway, a 39-year-old woman was pushed from behind while boarding a B53 bus. According to court documents, Horne is accused of telling her, “I go first.”
Horne faces a total of 21 charges, including assault, menacing, aggravated harassment and endangering the welfare of a child. She is due back in court April 30.
