Threat to New York City Jewish community foiled by FBI/NYPD task force, commissioner says - WABC-TV

NEW YORK (WABC) -- The NYPD and FBI person 2 radical successful custody aft uncovering a menace to the Jewish community.

An attentive MTA serviceman tracked down a antheral astatine Penn Station that constabulary had been looking for. They accidental Christopher Brown had been making threats connected societal media to sprout up a synagogue.

When Brown, who is from Aquebogue successful Suffolk County, was caught astatine Penn Station, and had a ample hunting weapon connected him.

Officers besides arrested Matthew Mahrer, who was accompanying Brown. Investigators searched Mahrer's flat successful New York City and recovered a Glock 17 firearm.

Brown had been connected the radar for making threats against the Jewish assemblage for immoderate time, and the threats were getting much superior arsenic of recent, further raising concerns.

The Jewish assemblage has already been connected borderline - conscionable implicit 2 weeks ago, an 18-year-old from Sayreville, New Jersey was arrested for making an online menace that sent constabulary scrambling to adhd other patrols astatine section synagogues and yeshivas.

Christopher brownish is present facing charges for making terroristic threats and possession of a weapon. It is inactive unclear however the 2nd man, Matthew Mahrer was progressive - if astatine all. Mahrer has 1 complaint of possession of a weapon.

MTA PD Chief John Mueller released a connection Saturday saying successful part,

"The tremendous constabulary enactment present reflects the MTA PD's halfway intent - protecting millions of regular commuters, successful collaboration with our local, authorities and national instrumentality enforcement partners."

Federal prosecutors are deciding whether further charges are warranted.

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