Brooklyn man arrested after allegedly trying to run over Jewish students, rabbi
A 58-year-old man was taken into custody after allegedly attempting to drive into students and a rabbi outside the Vien Yeshiva in Canarsie, Brooklyn, N.Y., on Wednesday. (Credit: Yeshiva World News)
A New York man is in police custody after a manhunt when he fled the scene where he allegedly tried to run down several Jewish students and a rabbi with a vehicle outside a Brooklyn school on Wednesday morning.
Just before 11:30 a.m., the New York Police Department (NYPD) responded to an incident on Glenwood Road within the 63rd Precinct.
Police said a 58-year-old man, identified as Asghar Ali, was driving a white 2011 Ford Crown Victoria onto the sidewalk in an attempt to injure pedestrians.
Sources told Yeshiva World News that Boro Park Shomrim received urgent calls that a white sedan had twice attempted to hit Yeshiva Bochurim and a rabbi outside the Vien Yeshiva in Canarsie neighborhood.
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A 58-year-old man was arrested on Wednesday after he allegedly tried to run over Jewish students and a rabbi. (Yeshiva World News)
Surveillance video shows Ali attempting to run over Bochurim, but fails to do so.
The video then shows Ali driving around the block and returning to the Yeshiva and is seen in the footage driving up the curb and onto school property.
A man allegedly tried to run over Jewish students in Canarsie neighborhood of Brooklyn multiple times on Wednesday. (Yeshiva World News)
Police said there were no injuries, and that Ali was taken into custody shortly after locating him.
He was booked into jail and is facing several charges, including the following:
- 1 count of Attempted Murder as a Hate Crime in the 2nd Degree
- 1 count of Attempted Assault as a Hate Crime With Intent to Cause Serious Physical Injury
- 1 count of Attempted Assault in the 3rd Degree With Intent to Cause Serious Physical Injury
- 1 count of Attempted Assault as a Hate Crime With Intent to Cause Physical Injury
- 1 count of Attempted Vehicular Assault in the 1st Degree (1 Count)
- 1 count of Attempted Assault in the 3rd Degree With Intent to Cause Physical Injury
- 1 count of Menacing as a Hate Crime in the 3rd Degree (1 Count)
- 1 count of Menacing in the 3rd Degree (1 Count)
- Reckless Driving
- 4 counts of Reckless Endangerment as a Hate Crime in the 2nd Degree
- 4 counts of Reckless Endangerment in the 2nd Degree
- 5 counts of Aggravated Harassment in the 2nd Degree
The FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force told Fox News Digital it is aware of the incident and that the investigation is being led by the NYPD.
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The FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force and NYPD detectives are involved in the investigation. (X/@nycphotog)
This latest incident comes as college campuses across the country face mounting protests surrounding the Israel-Hamas war and growing reports of harassment and antisemitism towards students.
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Earlier this month, the U.S. House also passed the Antisemitism Awareness Act, which aims to crack down on antisemitism on college campuses and would expand the legal definition of antisemitism used to enforce anti-discrimination laws.
Fox News’ Elizabeth Elkind and Michael Dorgan contributed to this report.
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