A man who was roaming the streets in Crown Heights on Friday without a shirt and a wielding a four-inch knife in his hand while yelling at a Lubavitcher chossid “Allah Akbar” may soon face hate crime charges, sources familiar with the investigation told JP.
Police say 25-year-old Naquan Smith, who has a criminal history with 10 prior arrests in New York City, was in front of 899 Montgomery Street with the knife in his hand Friday afternoon.
Schneer Goldstein was at the intersection of Montgomery Street and Schenectady Avenue when he observed Smith with the knife in hand. Goldstein called 911 and Crown Heights shomrim.
While waiting for their arrival, the anti-crime team from the 67th Precinct passed by and Goldstein flagged them down and they held down Smith.
Shomrim member Natan Shusterman arrived on the scene and recovered the knife, a law enforcement official said. Smith was then placed under arrest by responding police officer Michael Mercado from the 71th Precinct, and Smith was charged with menacing and criminal possession of a weapon.
The Hate Crime Unit from the Brooklyn district attorney’s office is now further investigating the incident to determine if Smith should face hate crime charges, sources said.
The investigators were unable to contact witnesses because the incident was too close to Shabbos, but they will follow up on several directions this week, the sources said.
He did not do anything / it’s legal
To hold a knife (the law should
Change just like a gun )
Number 13 stop with the foolishness this was a Shomrim call throughout and the pictures are tagged with Shomrim logo…
Doesn’t ny have some form of the 3 strike law? By 10 times, the person should be locked up for life, as he’s not safe for the streets.
Thanks, u guys rock!!shmira rocks
They all get away with different excuses
Can you read his jacket, Shomrim keep our streets safe, Thank you Shomrim
by th e3 arrest he should have stayed in jail
10 Prior arrests! How many violent?
‘Sic’ the criminals on the public…’sheep to the slaughter,’ while our criminal justice system ‘rakes in the cash.’
Amazing of you!! Good job!! Thanks for keeping an eye on this man until he got arrested!!
Shmira you do it again.
Keeping thighs of the streets
Shmira are working tirelessly behind the scenes with the NYPD to prosecute this thug.
Thank you
You guys are angels
there are over wleming # of people on the street, people are afraid on the trains, buses, l can see it when l offer the 7 laws of noach cards, l just say blessings, we may not like lauie cromo but she has a point, if you want people to keep the 7 laws of noach, there’s need to them to have quality life, as l said before ther’s a movement in kings country that pushing for holistic health care, it’s tuff as so many people have there heads in the sand and simply couldn’t care less,unfortunatly the jewish community… Read more »
You need to remember, it’s America. Anywear in the world, he would have gone to prison & stayed there FOR LIFE!!!! But in Amerca it’s a choice of freedom! & nothing will get done and till there will be action. Stabbing murder….etc….That’s what the Americans waite for.
what’s he doing on the streets???!!!
Is there a psych ward in CH?
But he won’t, just as the stabbing guy didn’t. Because that’s just the way it is here.