(Jewish Group) Police Arrest Man Accused of Running Jewish Congressman Off Road While Waving Palestinian Flag

[lapucelle]

Police Arrest Man Accused of Running Jewish Congressman Off Road While Waving Palestinian Flag, Making Threats

Police in Rocky River, Ohio, a Cleveland suburb, announced on Friday they had arrested a man accused of running Rep. Max Miller (R-OH) off the road and making antisemitic threats.

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According to Miller, a “deranged man” ran him off the road, threatened him and his family, waved a Palestinian flag, and made antisemitic comments. He called 911 and made reports with both the local Rocky River Police Department and U.S. Capitol Police, who have national jurisdiction to protect members of Congress and their families. During the 911 call, he was able to identify the man’s license plate number and held up the phone for the 911 dispatcher to hear the honking and yelling from the man’s car.

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NBC News senior national political reporter Henry J. Gomez reported that Miller had signed a criminal complaint for aggravated menacing, the police had investigated, and an arrest warrant was issued for Feras S. Hamdan of Westlake, Ohio. Hamdan voluntarily turned himself in to the RRPD and was taken into custody.

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According to The Forward, Hamdan appears to be a doctor, with the above mugshot photo matching one on a LinkedIn photo for a Feras Hamdan who graduated from Cleveland State University and then got his medical degree in 2017 from Medical University of the Americas, on the Caribbean island of Nevis.

https://www.mediaite.com/crime/police-arrest-man-accused-of-running-jewish-congressman-off-road-while-waving-palestinian-flag-making-threats/

[comradebillyboy]

1. He's just globalizing the intifada. /s

[stopdiggin]

2. had a good number of people willing to (quickly) brand this a hoax

as recently as 24hrs ago. I guess we can still go for 'exaggeration' and 'victim card' - because, after all, Republican congressman ... On the other hand the man was willing to provide audio and visual to 911 operator. So there might just be a smidgen of truth ...

and if it isn't evident ..
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whack jobs come in all shapes and sizes folks.

[lapucelle]

3. The alleged assailant's lawyer is doing just that.

Issa Elkhatib, Hamdan's attorney, in a statement on Facebook: "The allegations against my client, Dr. Feras Hamdan, are not only baseless and outrageous, but they also amount to defamatory attacks on his character and reputation. Dr. Hamdan is a respected physician, a devoted husband, a loving father, and an upstanding member of his community. He has no prior criminal history and has dedicated his life to serving others with integrity and compassion.

"It is reprehensible that Congressman Max Miller would exploit Dr. Hamdan's good name as a political pawn to score political points and fabricate a narrative of false victimhood."

https://www.newsweek.com/feras-hamdan-ohio-republican-max-miller-road-rage-2088545

[stopdiggin]

4. expected (to some degree) from the defense?

What the hell else are they gonna' say?
"Taken out of context." "Exaggeration." "Mutual confrontation/aggression." "Free speech!"

Other hand - kinda' wish we didn't have so many immediate 'apologists' here on DU ...

If you're performing this kind of 'free speech' and 'political commentary' while driving down the roadway ...
You're a friggin menace! Hope you end up in front of a judge!

[LetMyPeopleVote]

5. I missed this news

This is scary

Link to tweet

[nycbos]

6. You would think this would be bigger news.

But it’s not, we all know the reason