The victim went to Maimonides Medical Center, where he was listed in stable condition.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Eric Avrutov, 31, allegedly cornered a 66-year-old rabbi without warning and dealt multiple blows on Dahill Road near Cortelyou Road in Kensington around 9:20 p.m., according to video released by the Boro Park Shomrim patrol. Credit: X<\/p>\n
Police quickly responded and handcuffed Avrutov after the senseless attack that lasted about 20 seconds, the video shows.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He was charged with assault, criminal obstruction of breathing and harassment, police said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The violent act is not being treated as a hate crime \u2013 but it was allegedly Avrutov\u2019s second unprovoked assault of the night, according to the NYPD.<\/p>\n
About five minutes before he targeted the rabbi, Avrutov allegedly slugged another man, 60, on the side of the face as he pumped gas at the Shell station around the corner on Cortelyou Road, police said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He was charged with assault and harassment in that attack, authorities said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
His arraignments on those cases were pending Thursday evening.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Avrutov last found himself in cuffs when he allegedly punched a 23-year-old man and 22-year-old woman in the face at random at Brighton 12th Street and Brighton Beach Avenue around 11:30 a.m. Sunday, police said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But Judge Duane Frankson had no choice but to grant him supervised release because the top charge against him \u2013 misdemeanor assault \u2013 was not eligible for bail, according to the Brooklyn District Attorney\u2019s Office.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Avrutov was also arrested on Sunday for allegedly showing up at his grandmother\u2019s Brooklyn home in violation of an order of protection back in June, and charged with criminal contempt, prosecutors said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Avrutov was charged with assault, criminal obstruction of breathing and harassment, cops said. Credit: X<\/p>\n
Prosecutors asked that he be held on $2,500 cash bail or $5,000 bond, but Frankson again cut him loose on supervision, according to the DA\u2019s office.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Avrutov\u2019s record also includes a gun possession rap from 2024, one criminal trespass arrest and another bust for violating an order of protection, police said.<\/p>\n
While Avrutov\u2019s attack on the rabbi was not believed to be a hate crime, another Jewish New Yorker was targeted in Brooklyn Wednesday night as well.<\/p>\n
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