Screenshot from Facebook. A man was arrested on Saturday night for holding a machete outside of the Chabad of North Hollywood.
A photo was taken of the man, who has not been publicly identified, wearing a mask and turban while pointing the machete at the Chabad on Friday afternoon:
https://www.facebook.com/JewishBreakingNews/photos/pcb.930766733786654/930766573786670/?type=3&theater
The photo was sent to the Chabad, prompting them to call the police.
“Obviously the image is very disturbing,” Abend told CBS Los Angeles. “A man with a sword standing in front of a synagogue with his face wrapped the way it was is very concerning.”
Abend added that they don’t know who the man is and don’t think he is connected to any community members, but the community will “have to continue moving on.”
The latest arrest comes after a man identified as Mohamed Mohamed Abdi attempted to run over two Jewish men in Los Angeles and another man was arrested for pulling off the wigs of Orthodox Jewish women in North Hollywood; both incidents happened in November.
UPDATE: Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) Public Information Officer Norma Eisenman told the Journal that the arrested man has been identified as David Brener, 49. He was arrested for violating probation and is being held on $10,000 bail.
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