Dear Friends,
Tomorrow morning, would-be synagogue attacker Christopher Brown, 23, will be sentenced for possessing a firearm and planning to use it in a terrorist attack on the New York Jewish community in 2022. He is expected to receive 10 years in prison and 5 years of probation by Judge Gregory Carro in the New York State Supreme Criminal Court. If you are able to attend, please do so to show support for the Jewish community and to keep pressure on the New York courts to correctly exercise ZERO TOLERANCE FOR ANTISEMITISM AND TERRORISM.
Location:
NY State Supreme Criminal Court
100 Centre Street, part 32, room 1300
Time:
Please be in your seats by 10:00 AM.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
ManhattanDA.org – Christopher Brown, 23, pleaded guilty in a New York State Supreme Court to one count of Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree as a Crime of Terrorism. Under the terms of his plea, he is expected to be sentenced tomorrow – Wednesday, November 13, 2024 – to a promised sentence of 10 years in state prison, followed by 5 years post-release supervision.
According to court documents and statements made on the record in court, Brown used social media to express support for Nazi ideology and accelerationism, a form of racially and ethnically motivated extremism. In one instance, Brown discussed getting tattoos of Nazi insignia, including a swastika on his heart. He also expressed support for and a desire to emulate Brenton Tarrant, who attacked two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand in 2019.
Charges:
- Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree as a Crime of Terrorism, a class B felony, two counts
- Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree, a class C felony, two counts
- Making a Terroristic Threat as a Hate Crime, a class C felony, one count
- Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Third Degree, a class D felony, one count
- Making a Terroristic Threat, a class D felony, one count
- Criminal Possession of a Firearm, a class E felony, one count
- Conspiracy in the Fourth Degree, class E felony, one count
- Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Fourth Degree, a class A misdemeanor, one count