Chabad Lubavitch World Headquarters
Coverage of Chabad Lubavitch World Headquarters in the Nexus archive.
- Man sentenced to 6 months in jail for ramming car into Jewish group's world headquarters in New York
Dan Sohail, 36, was sentenced to six months and a week in federal prison for ramming his car into the Chabad Lubavitch World Headquarters in New York, causing property damage but no injuries. The judge considered his mental health struggles, including depression and PTSD, and rejected prosecutors' request for a longer sentence as a deterrent to antisemitic hate crimes.
- Judge slams DOJ request for hefty sentence in Brooklyn synagogue crash
Dan Sohail crashed his car into the Chabad Lubavitch World Headquarters in Brooklyn, causing property damage but no injuries. A judge sentenced him to time served plus seven days for mental health care, rejecting the DOJ's request for a 14-month sentence as a deterrent for antisemitic crimes, emphasizing the case was a property crime, not a hate crime.