Hanukkah Attack: Federal Hate Crime Charges Filed Against Suspect

Hanukkah Attack: Federal Hate Crime Charges Filed Against Suspect
Ramapo police officers escort Grafton Thomas from Ramapo Town Hall to a police vehicle in Ramapo, New York, on Dec. 29, 2019. AP Photo/Julius Constantine Motal
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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Federal prosecutors have filed hate crime charges against the suspect who allegedly stabbed five people with a machete during a Hanukkah celebration near New York City on Saturday.

Grafton Thomas, 37, faces five counts of attempted murder and one count of burglary. On Monday, the federal hate crime charges were laid out against him, reported The Associated Press.

Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
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