Armani Charles pleaded not guilty in his first court appearance in Brooklyn and was released after posting $50,000 in bail, the Times of Israel<\/a> reported, citing court documents.<\/p>\n Charles was charged with attempted assault, assault, aggravated harassment, menacing and a hate crime after allegedly stabbing a Jewish man in the chest on Dec. 16 in Brooklyn\u2019s Crown Heights neighborhood.<\/p>\n Authorities said the victim was a 35-year-old man whose injuries were not life-threatening, and he received care at a nearby hospital.<\/p>\n DRIVER RAMS CAR REPEATEDLY INTO DOORS OF NYC JEWISH SITE, SUSPECT DETAINED<\/a><\/p>\n The suspect, whom police identified as 23-year-old Armani Charles, was charged with attempted assault, assault, aggravated harassment, menacing and a hate crime after allegedly stabbing a Jewish man in the chest on Dec. 16 in Brooklyn\u2019s Crown Heights neighborhood. (NYPD)<\/p>\n The victim, identified as Elias Rosner, told the New York Post<\/a> in December that his assailant was walking down the street while making antisemitic comments.<\/p>\n The suspect, Armani Charles, is pictured left in surveillance video, and the victim, Elias Rosner, is pictured right. (NYPD\/Facebook\/ Elias Rosner)<\/p>\n “I\u2019m going to kill Jewish people, I\u2019m going to kill a Jew today, I don\u2019t give a f—,” Rosner recalled. “We wouldn\u2019t be in this mess if the Holocaust<\/a> had happened.”<\/p>\n Footage of the incident circulated on social media showing the two men squaring off<\/a> in a minuteslong dispute. The eventual victim followed the suspect after their verbal confrontation initially broke off, at which point the suspect turned and stabbed at the victim.<\/p>\n Footage of a suspect who police say stabbed a Jewish man while making anti-Jewish statements in New York City on Tuesday, December 16, 2025. (NYPD)<\/p>\n NYC SEX OFFENDER INDICTED FOR THREATENING TO KILL JEWS, POLICE AND FEDERAL OFFICIALS<\/a><\/p>\n Police released images\u00a0and a brief video of the suspect, who was later identified as Charles.<\/p>\n The NYPD Hate Crimes Task Force<\/a> investigated the incident.<\/p>\n![\"surveillance](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/nyc-antisemitic-stabbing-december.jpg\")
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