Grafton Thomas

A federal judge has ordered a hearing to decide whether to civilly commit the man charged with stabbing five people with a machete at a suburban New York Hanukkah celebration in 2019. A recent psychiatric evaluation found Grafton Thomas remains mentally unfit to stand trial despite months of hospitalization at a federal facility in Missouri, where he was diagnosed with…

A psychiatrist has found Grafton Thomas incompetent to stand trial on federal hate crime charges stemming from a machete attack at a Hanukkah party that wounded five Hasidic Jews, his lawyer said.

In addition to the not guilty plea, prosecutors tried to get Grafton Thomas’ defense attorney removed from the case, which came to a surprise even to the judge. NBC New York’s Ida Siegal reports.

The man accused of stabbing five people with a machete during a Hanukkah celebration in Monsey last month pleaded not guilty to federal hate crime charges at his arraignment on Monday. The federal indictment charged Grafton Thomas with five counts each of attempting to kill victims based on their religion and obstructing the free exercise of religious beliefs by attempting…

Grafton Thomas faces a slew of charges including attempted murder, assault, attempted assault and burglary for his alleged attack on a rabbi in Monsey during Hanukkah. NBC New York’s Anjali Hemphill reports.

Grafton Thomas allegedly had a journal with allegedly anti-Semitic writings and used his phone to search for synagogue locations. He faces federal hate crime charges. His lawyer describes him as being mentally ill. Prosecutors paint a far different picture. Chris Glorioso reports.

As authorities continue their search for the exact motive of a stabbing at a rabbi’s home in Monsey, New York, the attorney for the suspect says Grafton Thomas had a long history of profound mental illness and hospitalization. Jonathan Dienst

As authorities continue their search for the exact motive of a stabbing at a rabbi’s home in Monsey, New York, the attorney for the suspect says he had a long history of profound mental illness and hospitalization. Jonathan Dienst reports.

A man from Orange County, New York has been charged with attempted murder and burglary for allegedly stabbing five men at a rabbi’s home in Monsey Saturday night.