The suspect charged with allegedly stabbing five people at a Hanukkah celebration on Saturday night in Rockland County, New York, has no ties to any hate groups, said his family before they added that he suffers from mental illness.
Grafton Thomas is accused of barging into a Hanukkah celebration at a rabbi’s house in Monsey before apparently randomly assaulting people inside. On Sunday, he pleaded not guilty and was jailed in lieu of a $5 million bond payment.
