Thursday, June 18, 2015
Police: Janitor charged in stabbing at Kiryas Joel synagogue
A 56-year-old man employed as a janitor in Kiryas Joel been charged with stabbing a person while both were inside a synagogue.
Troopers say the 35-year-old person with stabbed in the upper leg with a small screwdriver wielded by Jae Kyung Lee of Monroe. Police said Wednesday the attacked occurred in the synagogue at Kiryas Joel, home to the Orthodox Satmar sect of Hasidic Jews.
Lee was charged with assault and criminal possession of a weapon. He was to be arraigned in Monroe Town Court and is being held Thursday in the county jail. It couldn't be determined if he has a lawyer.
Police couldn't immediately say what led to the stabbing.
http://www.recordonline.com/article/20150618/NEWS/150619343
Troopers say the 35-year-old person with stabbed in the upper leg with a small screwdriver wielded by Jae Kyung Lee of Monroe. Police said Wednesday the attacked occurred in the synagogue at Kiryas Joel, home to the Orthodox Satmar sect of Hasidic Jews.
Lee was charged with assault and criminal possession of a weapon. He was to be arraigned in Monroe Town Court and is being held Thursday in the county jail. It couldn't be determined if he has a lawyer.
Police couldn't immediately say what led to the stabbing.
http://www.recordonline.com/article/20150618/NEWS/150619343
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