Judge rips DOJ’s ‘disturbing’ sentence ask for troubled man who drove into NYC temple
Metro Judge rips DOJ’s ‘disturbing’ sentence ask for troubled man who drove into NYC temple By Ben Kochman Published July 29, 2026, 8:26 p.m. Add The New York Post on Google A disturbed man who rammed his car into an iconic Brooklyn synagogue will get out of lockup within the week, a federal judge decided Wednesday — as he slammed prosecutors for requesting a harsher sentence based on a “misunderstanding” that the terrifying episode was a hate crime. Brooklyn federal court Judge Eric Vitaliano ripped the US Department of Justice for seeking a 14-month sentence for mentally ill New Jersey resident Dan Sohail, 36, as a supposed deterrent to others from committing antisemitic crimes.
- ▪Metro Judge rips DOJ’s ‘disturbing’ sentence ask for troubled man who drove into NYC temple By Ben Kochman Published July 29, 2026, 8:26 p.m.
- ▪Add The New York Post on Google A disturbed man who rammed his car into an iconic Brooklyn synagogue will get out of lockup within the week, a federal judge decided Wednesday — as he slammed prosecutors for requesting a harsher sentence bas
- ▪Brooklyn federal court Judge Eric Vitaliano ripped the US Department of Justice for seeking a 14-month sentence for mentally ill New Jersey resident Dan Sohail, 36, as a supposed deterrent to others from committing antisemitic crimes.
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