Feb 4, 2025 · ALBANY, NEW YORK – Mufid Fawaz Alkhader, age 29, of Schenectady, New York, pled guilty today to civil rights and firearm charges related to his firing shots outside of an Albany synagogue. Alkhader pled guilty to obstructing the free exercise of religious beliefs by threat of force, brandishing a firearm during the commission of this offense ...

Feb 4, 2025 · Mufid Fawaz Alkhader, the man charged with firing two shotgun blasts outside Temple Israel in Albany, is escorted back to Albany County Jail after appearing in U.S. District Court on Dec. 14, 2023.

6 days ago · An upstate New York man pleaded guilty Tuesday to firing two shotgun blasts outside a Jewish synagogue in Albany on the first night of Hanukkah in 2023. Mufid Fawaz Alkhader, 29, had been arrested ...

6 days ago · Under a deal with prosecutors, Alkhader pleaded guilty to obstructing the free exercise of religious beliefs by threat of force, brandishing a firearm during the commission of that offense and...

Mufid Fawaz Alkhader, 29, of Schenectady, pleaded guilty to obstructing religious freedom by threat of force, unlawfully acquiring a firearm, and brandishing it during the crime in Albany federal ...

6 days ago · Mufid Fawaz Alkhader was arrested in December 2023 after firing two shots in the air and shouting “Free Palestine!” outside Temple Israel of Albany. Alkhader's shotgun jammed before he could fire a third time. The Iraqi-born U.S. citizen was arrested soon after and complained about events in the Middle East, according to federal prosecutors.

Feb 4, 2025 · ALBANY, N.Y. — The New York man accused of firing a shotgun outside of an Albany synagogue has pleaded guilty to a hate crime.. Federal prosecutors said 29-year-old Mufid Fawaz Alkhader of ...

Feb 4, 2025 · FILE - This photo provided by the Albany County Sheriff's office shows Mufid Fawaz Alkhader, who was arrested for firing gunshots outside a Jewish temple on Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023 in Albany, N.Y ...

Feb 5, 2025 · The Justice Department announced on Tuesday that Mufid Fawaz Alkhader, 29, had pleaded guilty to obstructing the free exercise of religious beliefs by threat of force as well as two gun-related...

Dec 9, 2023 · Mufid Fawaz Alkhader was arrested and charged with possession of a firearm by a prohibited person, FBI spokesperson Sarah Ruane told NBC News. Alkhader, 28, was born in Iraq and is...