A Utah man who declared himself the reincarnation of Adolf Hitler and threatened to carry out a massacre at a Manhattan synagogue has been indicted on terror charges, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg announced Tuesday. Luis Ramirez, 23, was arrested on February 14 after allegedly posting a series of disturbing threats on X, including a chilling message aimed at Central Synagogue in Midtown: “The Jews killed me in my past life. If you try to kill me again today in NYC when I pull up to Shabbat, I will kill you first.” Just hours after the posts, law enforcement intercepted Ramirez as he drove toward the Lincoln Tunnel in New Jersey, apparently en route to the synagogue. He has now been formally charged with making a terroristic threat as a hate crime, making a terroristic threat, and aggravated threat of mass harm. The top charge carries a mandatory minimum prison sentence of three-and-a-half years if he is convicted. “Nobody should have to fear for their safety when they are in a house of worship,” Bragg said in a statement. “The language allegedly used by this defendant is extremely disturbing. My office will remain vigilant against any and all threats to the Jewish community.” The threatening posts were flagged by the Community Security Initiative, a Jewish security group that alerted law enforcement and helped facilitate the arrest before Ramirez could carry out any attack. (YWN World Headquarters – NYC)
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