Chabad Rabbi Threatened by Criminal With Fake Gun Outside Miami Beach Shul On First Day of Yom Tov

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A man with a lengthy arrest record is facing an aggravated assault charge after police say he pointed what appeared to be a gun at a rabbi outside a Miami Beach synagogue Tuesday afternoon.

Miami Beach police arrested Christopher Martinez, who facing one count of aggravated assault with a firearm/prejudice, according to jail records. An arrest report states that the incident happened around 2:30 p.m. Tuesday near 12th Street and Alton Road, in front of a Jewish synagogue.

Police said Martinez, who is listed as homeless in the report, walked toward the victim, a rabbi standing outside the synagogue, while yelling erratically before pointing what looked like a silver pistol and mumbling the words “murder” and “Jew.”

They said the rabbi feared for his life before Martinez lowered the weapon and walked away.

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