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Yeshiva World News · Aug 18, 2026

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A New York City man has been charged with federal hate crimes following an alleged attack during a Shabbat service at Central Synagogue in Manhattan on Aug. 14. Prosecutors say Larry Montes, 46, disrupted worship, damaged ceremonial candlesticks, punched a congregant and assaulted a Black security guard while making antisemitic and racist remarks. Montes faces two hate-crime counts, each carrying up to 10 years in prison, and one count of damaging religious property resulting in bodily injury, punishable by up to 20 years. He remains in state custody and is expected to appear in Manhattan federal court at a later date.

A New York City man has been charged with federal hate crimes following an alleged attack during a Shabbat service at Central Synagogue in Manhattan on Aug. 14. Prosecutors say Larry Montes, 46, disrupted worship, damaged ceremonial candlesticks, punched a congregant and assaulted a Black security guard while making antisemitic and racist remarks. Montes faces two hate-crime counts, each carrying up to 10 years in prison, and one count of damaging religious property resulting in bodily injury, punishable by up to 20 years. He remains in state custody and is expected to appear in Manhattan federal court at a later date.

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