Eric Vitaliano
Coverage of Eric Vitaliano in the Nexus archive.
- New Jersey man who rammed car into Brooklyn synagogue sentenced to time served and a week
A New Jersey man who drove his car into a Brooklyn synagogue was sentenced to time served plus seven days. The judge ruled the act a property crime rather than a hate crime and mandated mental health treatment.
- Judge rips DOJ’s ‘disturbing’ sentence ask for troubled man who drove into NYC temple
A disturbed man who drove his car into a Brooklyn synagogue will be released soon after a federal judge criticized the Department of Justice for seeking a harsher sentence based on a misunderstanding about the incident being a hate crime.
- Man gets 6-month sentence for ramming car into Jewish group’s NY world headquarters
A man was sentenced to six months and a week in prison for ramming his car into the Chabad Lubavitch world headquarters in Brooklyn. The judge cited the man's mental health struggles as a key factor in his decision, while prosecutors argued for a harsher sentence due to rising anti-Jewish 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.