Krybus Shimon, 22, of Staten Island, was arrested on Monday and charged with assault, reckless endangerment and criminal possession of a weapon, after he allegedly slashed a 16-year-old boy at Yeshiva Gevoah Toldos in Brooklyn, the New York City Police Department told JNS.
The department responded to a 911 call around 7:20 p.m. at the synagogue at 1675 54 Street of an “emotionally disturbed person inside of a shul,” the NYPD told JNS.
When officers arrived, they were told that the 22-year-old “slashed a 16-year-old male congregant in the hand with a cutting instrument.” Officers arrested the 22-year-old “without further incident,” and emergency medical services staff treated the 16-year-old boy on site, the NYPD said.
The New York Post reported that the attacker was a fellow congregant and that the 16-year-old was slashed in the hand. “Sources said that the assailant is well-known in the neighborhood and frequents houses of worship,” it reported.
