Margaretville, NY – (JNS/VINnews) Law enforcement apprehended a man near Margaretville, NY, in the Delaware Countyy, who has been accused of swerving his car in front of Jewish men as he yelled bigoted obscenities.
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New York State Police arrested Joseph E. VanBlarcom, 20, on Tuesday on charges of a class-C felony for reckless endangerment as a hate crime and the misdemeanor of aggravated harassment in the second degree.
On Monday, law enforcement allege that VanBlarcom threw objects and recklessly swerved his car at three Jewish men while yelling hateful, explicit statements. Police responded to the crime from reports by the Spinka Shul on Main Street in the village of Fleischmanns.
VanBlarcom was transported to the Delaware County Correctional Facility for processing and centralized arraignment.
