""The message needs to be sent loud and clear that attacking a synagogue will be met with serious consequences," Behrman, a Chabad spokesperson, told reporters afterward. "That message was not heard in court today.""
A man pleaded guilty in federal court to intentionally damaging religious property after repeatedly ramming his car into the Chabad Lubavitch world headquarters in Brooklyn. The attack occurred in January after he cleared stanchions and urged people to move away, and he drove into the entrance five consecutive times. Federal prosecutors said the damage totaled about $19,000, which he must repay. The case was resolved without a hate crime conviction, and he faces up to three years in prison, though sentencing guidelines call for up to six months. He has been jailed since his arrest and has already served more than three months. A Chabad representative criticized the potential for minimal consequences.
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