Eric Gonzalez, the district attorney in Brooklyn, N.Y., announced 25 counts against Taylor Pelton, Samuel Seligson and Gabriel Schubiner in connection with incidents of anti-Israel, antisemitic vandalism this summer at the homes of board members of the Brooklyn Museum.
The two men and one woman face charges of making a terroristic threat as a hate crime; making a terroristic threat; third- and fourth-degree criminal mischief as a hate crime; third- and fourth-degree criminal mischief; making graffiti; possession of graffiti instruments; and fifth-degree conspiracy.
“Acts of vandalism that target individuals in their own homes are a deeply disturbing violation meant to intimidate, terrorize and instill fear,” Gonzalez said on Monday. “These defendants allegedly targeted museum board members with threats and antisemitic graffiti based on their perceived heritage.”
Graffiti at the homes in mid-June included “Brooklyn Museum, blood on your hands,” an anarchist symbol and inverted red triangles used by Hamas to identify targets for terrorism.
Gonzalez stated that “these actions are not protests; they are hate crimes, and we are deeply committed to holding accountable anyone who uses such unlawful tactics in Brooklyn.”
