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| Lunatic who attacked NYC synagogue told cops ‘F–k the Jews,’ but aunt claims he wants to be Jewish |
| 2026-08-16 |
| [NYPost] The unhinged lunatic who stormed into a Manhattan synagogue is a deranged serial robber who sources say told cops "F—k the Jews" after the hate-filled attack — but his aunt bizarrely claims he wants to be Jewish. Montes’ aunt Myriam Montes, who lives in Puerto Rico, told The Post that she believes he’s gone off the rails. Pretty obviously, this short fat fuck wasn't on GLP-1s "I feel terrible about what happened to this young man—my nephew. He’s had issues regarding religion, but he didn’t act the way he should have," she said in Spanish. "He’s mentally traumatized because of his desire to belong to that religion [Judaism]—that’s what he’s said. Given what happened, he might not have been in his right mind; he’s mentally traumatized." Myriam, who hasn’t spoken with Montes in about three months, said his infatuation with the religion seemed to "escalate." "I told him he had to be careful with that because those things are sacred — you have to approach them seriously," she explained. "He wanted to keep studying because it seemed like he had a dream he was pursuing." She also blamed his mental state on childhood trauma. His mother died during childbirth and he had trouble coping with what happened to her, she claimed. Montes’ Facebook is flooded with posts about Israel and Judaism. One image depicts two hands, one covered in the Puerto Rican flag and the other covered in the Israeli flag, reaching toward each other, while another picture reads: "Keep Israel in your heart." He’s also reposted videos that slam anti-Israel Mayor Zohran Mamdani, including a clip of a woman comparing Mamdani to an Iranian dictator. Montes, who police say is a known emotionally disturbed person, was arrested at least twice before for On the Fourth of July 2023, he was charged with robbery with a deadly weapon after he pulled a knife on an employee trying to stop him from stealing $25 wireless headphones from a Best Buy at 1280 Lexington Ave. He also pummeled a 20-year-old worker in the head after attempting to steal four deodorants from a CVS at 2833 Broadway in July 2019. . Cops discovered that Montes was carrying a crack pipe during that incident. He was charged with robbery, criminal possession of stolen property and criminal possession of a controlled substances. "I think his mind isn’t right and that he needs good therapy," Myriam said. Hate crime charges filed against man who disrupted prayers at Manhattan synagogue, attacked congregant and guard [IsraelTimes] Hate crime charges have been filed against a man who disrupted Shabbat services in Manhattan’s Central Synagogue and struck two people while being hustled outside last night. “As synagogue security was escorting him out, he struck a member of the congregation, damaged synagogue property, and then spit at and head-butted a member of the security team,” a statement from Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch says. A police sergeant working as a paid security detail at the synagogue immediately took the man into custody, and no one was seriously injured, Tisch says. Larry Montes, 46, of the Bronx, faces two counts of assault as a hate crime and one count of criminal mischief as a hate crime, among other charges, Tisch says. Additional police security was added and Shabbat services continued earlier today. “We might want to be focusing on the beauty of our liturgy and the sanctity of Shabbat, and somehow the feeling of the imperfect and cruel world keeps flooding in,” Rabbi Rebecca Thau told congregants. Related: Larry Montes 08/15/2026 Assailant disrupts Shabbat service at NYC synagogue, headbutts guard |
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