NYC man already charged with manslaughter now indicted for hate crime at kosher bagel shop

Queens DA Melinda Katz announced that Dawood Faisal, already charged with manslaughter for a May crash that killed Jewish journalist Cara Trager, has been indicted on hate crime charges for allegedly vandalizing a kosher bagel shop displaying Israeli flags on two occasions in May. Faisal was arraigned Monday on two counts of third-degree criminal mischief as a hate crime. He is due back in court on November 12. Separately, Faisal was indicted in June on manslaughter, assault and other charges for the crash that killed Trager and injured her husband. Authorities have not alleged the crash was a hate crime. The article also includes a fundraising appeal from the outlet's founding editor. The article quotes the Queens DA and the victim's husband but does not include any statement from the defendant or his legal representation. It also does not provide a direct comparison of the hate crime charges to typical non-hate-crime vandalism penalties, leaving the stakes of the indictment unquantified. The article mentions a prior rally of support for the bagel shop but does not quote any of those community activists or residents.

Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced Monday that Dawood Faisal, a 22-year-old Queens man already facing manslaughter charges, has been indicted on hate crime charges for allegedly vandalizing a kosher bagel shop displaying Israeli flags. According to prosecutors, Faisal targeted Bagels & Co. on Union Turnpike in Fresh Meadows on two occasions in May, knocking over plant stands and throwing dirt and debris at the store. Faisal was arraigned Monday on an indictment charging him with two counts of third-degree criminal mischief as a hate crime. He is due back in court on November 12. Separately, Faisal was indicted in June on manslaughter, assault and other charges for a May crash that killed 71-year-old Jewish journalist Cara Trager and injured her husband. Authorities have not alleged the crash was a hate crime. The article also includes a fundraising appeal from the outlet's founding editor.