{"id":197521,"date":"2026-04-14T23:37:44","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T23:37:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/197521\/"},"modified":"2026-04-14T23:37:44","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T23:37:44","slug":"man-42-sentenced-to-9-years-for-stalking-racist-attacks-in-manhattan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/197521\/","title":{"rendered":"Man, 42, sentenced to 9-years for stalking, racist attacks in Manhattan"},"content":{"rendered":"

A political gadfly convicted in a series of racist attacks, including punching TikTok influencer Halley Kate McGookin in the face<\/a>, was sentenced to 9 years in state prison on Tuesday, according to Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg.<\/p>\n

Skiboky Stora, 42, who has mounted numerous failed campaigns for mayor and governor, was sentenced by Manhattan Supreme Court Judge Josh Hanshaft. He was convicted in February<\/a> of assault, stalking, aggravated harassment and attempted assault, all as hate crimes.<\/p>\n

Stora was charged May 28, 2024, on a five-count indictment for four separate attacks, each inspired by his racism against white people, hatred of women or antisemitism, Bragg said.<\/p>\n

\u201cSkiboky Stora engaged in a disturbing pattern of hate-fueled violence targeting and intimidating strangers, causing physical harm and lasting emotional trauma to these New Yorkers,\u201d said Bragg. \u201cAs made clear from today\u2019s statements at sentencing, Stora\u2019s attacks robbed them of their sense of safety and altered how they navigate daily life.<\/p>\n

Stora attacked the social media influencer as she walked near W. 16th St. and Seventh Ave. in Chelsea on March 25, 2024, prosecutors said.<\/p>\n

McGookin posted a TikTok video just moments after she was attacked, broadcasting footage of a lump on the left side of her forehead as she walked down the street.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was literally just walking and a man came up and punched me in the face,\u201d McGookin said in the video. \u201cOh my God, it hurts so bad.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"KateKate Mcgookin shares her experience being randomly assaulted on TikTok. (TikTok)<\/p>\n

Stora was arrested two days later and went on\u00a0a wild tirade when appearing before a Manhattan judge at his arraignment, during which he repeatedly interrupted prosecutors while ranting about white supremacy.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy rights are being violated. Can I ask a question?\u201d Stora said at his arraignment before Judge Pamela Goldsmith. \u201cI just want to speak. I have a right to ask the judge a question. Do I have that right?<\/p>\n

\u201cNow they bring me here and say they have video footage of me punching somebody that I never met and have never seen. That\u2019s denying me due process, and the same officer is a white supremacist member who has arrested me.\u201d<\/p>\n

Before attacking the influencer, Stora terrified a Jewish couple out walking their dogs as he stalked them through Chelsea, screaming \u201cDie, Jews, die!\u201d after they snapped pictures of him tearing down flyers of kidnapped Israeli hostages on E. 15th St. at Fifth Ave. on Nov. 18, 2023, Bragg said.<\/p>\n

On Oct. 26, 2023, Stora elbowed a 37-year-old fair-skinned woman as she walked past him near W. 17th St. and Eighth Ave, prosecutors said.<\/p>\n

The first attack detailed in the indictment occurred on Sept. 20, 2023, when Stora elbowed a 17-year-old white student at W. 17th St. and Eighth Ave., while shouting, \u201cYou people think you can do whatever the f\u2014 you want.\u201d<\/p>\n

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