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A man who threatened preschoolers and their parents outside a synagogue in Bloomfield Hills has been charged for lying on federal firearm forms to try to buy a 12-gauge shotgun, a rifle, and a semi-automatic pistol, officials said.

A man accused of making antisemitic threats at an Oakland County temple will go to trial.

Witnesses testified on Monday in the case against the man accused of making antisemitic threats outside of Temple Beth El in Bloomfield Hills.

DETROIT – A man accused of making antisemitic threats at a Jewish preschool is now facing federal charges for allegedly lying during an attempt to purchase three firearms later the same day, authorities announced. Later that day, he allegedly lied on a federal firearms form to purchase a shotgun, a rifle and a semi-automatic pistol at a gun shop in Dearborn. If convicted, Chokr faces up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. Chokr is charged with two counts of ethnic intimidation, a two-year felony, related to the incident at the synagogue. RELATED: Michigan man accused of antisemitic, racist threats at preschool

A man who threatened preschoolers and their parents outside a synagogue in Bloomfield Hills tried to buy a 12-gauge shotgun, a rifle, and a semi-automatic pistol right after the incident and before mooning an Oakland County judge in court, officials said.

The Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit hosted a community forum Wednesday amid growing antisemitic attacks, including a recent incident at a synagogue in Bloomfield Township.

A Dearborn man charged with ethnic intimidation after an antisemitic incident is going on a hunger strike behind bars, according to his family.

DETROIT, MI – The suspect in a recent antisemitic incident at a Michigan synagogue was in court Tuesday for a separate case and mooned the courtroom, according to reports. On Monday, Dec. 5, Chokr was arraigned in Oakland County court on two counts of ethnic intimidation stemming from an incident on Friday, Dec. 2, at Temple Beth El in Bloomfield Township, MLive previously reported. Chokr is accused of making antisemitic threats to children, parents and security guards. During the hearing, Chokr went on another rant, but he was muted. “And now he has removed his pants to show the court his backside, so I am putting him in the waiting room,” Judge Regina Thomas said during the hearing.

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A Michigan yelled and showed his buttocks to a judge during a virtual bond motion hearing on Monday. His defense argued he was expressing his freedom of speech.

The Dearborn man that has been charged with ethnic intimidation after an antisemitic incident that took place at an Oakland County synagogue has had his bond revoked for another case.