Guilty Verdict Announced For James Vincent On All Counts

by CrownHeights.info

A guilty verdict has been handed down in the trial of James Vincent, the man who was accused of attacking Rabbi Menachem Moskowitz while he was walking home one Shabbos afternoon.

The verdict ended a broadly watched trial of the 40-year-old James Vincent, who according to the charges filed accoused Rabbi Moscowitz on April 21, 2018, at approximately 1 p.m.

Moscowitz, 52 at the time, was walking home from his shul after Sabbath prayers. As he walked past the defendant in the vicinity of Rutland Road and East 46th Street in East Flatbush, the defendant allegedly yelled, “You f—-ing Jew, you Jews took my house and mortgage.” Moscowitz continued walking.

Vincent then ran from behind Moscowitz, placed his hands on his neck and applied pressure, the evidence shows. He then punched Moscowitz in the head and body, put his arms around his head and applied pressure. Two bystanders intervened, all while Vincent continued to yell epithets regarding the victim’s religion.

Moscowitz suffered various injuries to the head and body in the attack.

Several surveillance videos from the area helped to identify the defendant and the investigation revealed that he purchased ice cream in a nearby store using a card bearing his name. He was arrested on April 27, 2018.

The trial, which took place three years after the attack, brings closure to the hot issue and shows that the justice system can work, if a little slowly.