Overview
- Dan Sohail, 36, was taken into federal custody and arraigned in Brooklyn on Monday, with the detention hearing set to continue Wednesday.
- A federal complaint alleges he moved barriers and then drove into the synagogue’s side entrance five times on Jan. 28 during a crowded observance, knocking a door off its hinges; no injuries were reported.
- He is charged with intentionally damaging religious property, an offense carrying up to three years in prison if damage exceeds $5,000, or up to one year if it does not.
- Federal charging papers do not allege a bias motive, while state hate-crime counts remain pending with $500,000 bail and a March 31 court date.
- Filings note he had recently explored Jewish heritage and visited Chabad sites, and he told police he lost control because his heavy boots slipped on icy conditions.