HASSAN YEHIA CHOKR

On Wednesday, a federal grand jury indicted Hassan Yehia Chokr on charges in connection with an anti-Semitic attack at a synagogue in Oakland County

According to the details of the incident, Chokr arrived in a white van at the parking lot of Temple Beth El at about 9 a.m. on Dec 2. According to the officials at Temple Beth El, Chokr was hostile and engaged in verbal altercations with members of the synagogue. After leaving, Chokr was stopped by the Bloomfield Police, who were summoned by authorities at Temple Beth El. However, the officers who stopped him refrained from arresting him, due to the lack of sufficient evidence to accuse him of ethnic intimidation, which sparked some criticism of the behavior of the local police. According to the federal complaint, after going to the synagogue, Chokr tried to purchase three guns and falsely claimed he had not been previously convicted of a felony.

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

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.

On Monday, he appeared on the 2020 assault case and exposed his backside to a Wayne County judge during a virtual emergency bond motion hearing — and his bond in Wayne County has now been revoked. He said what his brother did was wrong and also said his brother is suffering from mental health issues. Meanwhile, he is hoping to bring awareness to his brother’s mental health struggles and has this message for his sibling. Hussein Chokr also added that changes are desperately needed to address those with mental health issues and help them get better. No, it’s OK. At some point everyone goes through a mental health crisis.”

BLOOMFIELD HILLS, MI – A man who allegedly made antisemitic and racist threats at a preschool and synagogue last week went on a rant during a court hearing Monday, including calling the judge a “f------ Jewish b----” and flipping off the court, FOX 2 Detroit reports. RELATED: Michigan man accused of antisemitic, racist threats at preschoolHe was arraigned Monday, Dec. 5, via video in Oakland County’s 48th District Court. That’s when he began shouting, made the profane hand gesture and insulted Magistrate Julie Nelson-Klein. His bond was set at $1 million cash/surety, and he will be required to wear a GPS tether if released. “Antisemitic and racist threats, or ethnic intimidation of any kind, will not be tolerated in our community, and every such incident will be investigated and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law,” Prosecutor Karen D. McDonald said in a statement.

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A 35-year-old man from Dearborn that has been charged with two counts of ethnic intimidation went off on a judge in Oakland County during his arraignment on Monday.