Crime & Safety
Arrest Made In Antisemitic Attack On Jewish Man In Brooklyn: NYPD
Armani Charles, 23, shouted insults before stabbing 35-year-old Elias Rosner in broad daylight on a Brooklyn street last week, police said.
BROOKLYN, NY — The suspect in a violent antisemitic attack in Brooklyn has been caught, according to police.
Police said 23-year-old Armani Charles is facing multiple hate-crime charges in connection with a Dec. 16 incident in Crown Heights involving 35-year-old Elias Rosner.
Investigators said Charles began shouting antisemitic remarks after encountering Rosner near the intersection of Kingston Avenue and Lincoln Place around 4 p.m.
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The confrontation intensified when Charles allegedly produced a knife and stabbed Rosner, police said.
Rosner, whom local community patrols identified as Jewish, suffered a single stab wound to the chest and was transported to Kings County Hospital Center in stable condition before later being released.
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Charles, who lives in East New York, faces assault, aggravated harassment, menacing and hate crime charges for the attack, police said.
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