New Brunswick, NJ – Suspect in Synagogue Firebombing Charged With Plot to Kill Prosecutor

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    (Photo AP)New Brunswick, NJ – The accused instigator of a series of attacks on New Jersey synagogues was charged Thursday with conspiracy to commit murder for allegedly plotting to kill an assistant prosecutor assigned to his case, authorities said.

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    Aakash Dalal, 20, of New Brunswick, was arrested in March for his alleged role in the attacks, which included the January firebombing of a house of worship where a rabbi and several family members were sleeping.  He has pleaded not guilty.

    FBI agents recently began investigating Dalal for allegedly planning to post his $1 million bail and obtain a handgun and kill Assistant Prosecutor Martin Delaney upon his release, said Bergen County Prosecutor John Molinelli. Authorities got a search warrant for his cell Wednesday, where they found evidence of the alleged plot, Molinelli said.

    He was also charged with conspiracy to possess a firearm and terroristic threats, and his bail was set at $3 million, in addition to his existing bail of $1 million. He’s due in court Friday.

    Dalal’s lawyer was not immediately available for comment.

    Molinelli has characterized Dalal as an instigator in the January firebombings, allegedly carried out by then-19-year-old Anthony Graziano. Molinelli has said Graziano was motivated by “anti-Jewish animus, a bias against them; an intent to harm them.” He hasn’t given a motive for Dalal’s alleged actions.

    Prosecutors say Graziano and Dalal, who both grew up in the northern New Jersey borough of Lodi, were childhood friends.

    Graziano has pleaded not guilty to charges including nine counts of attempted murder. He initially was held on $5 million bail but that was later reduced by a judge to $2.5 million. Dalal, who was enrolled last semester at Rutgers University, is also being held on $2.5 million bail.


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    Vozizalt
    Vozizalt
    11 years ago

    Why do you need a search warrant for his Jail Cell?
    Being in jail means you have lost your rights to your freedom!

    jewru
    jewru
    11 years ago

    And racial profiling of muslims is wrong?

    vitriol
    vitriol
    11 years ago

    This guy needs a haircut badly – perhaps his brains are suffocating. I would like to suggest perhaps a mohawk style to go along with his shmohawk mentality.

    Yaakov2
    Yaakov2
    11 years ago

    Why aren’t all the liberals sticking up for this poor young lad?

    What a disgrace to come down so hard on a poor Muslim who is merely practicing his religion, who’s religion dictates, to kill all infidels.

    concerned
    concerned
    11 years ago

    that they needed a warrant to search a jail cell? OH VEH , can a lawyer please explain that? that sound like dumb reporting?