"He was charged with illegally discharging a BB gun or air rifle, disorderly conduct, vandalism, and disturbing the peace, though prosecutors dropped the latter three charges last month as part of a plea agreement. For the remaining count, Gouvêa agreed to serve six months of pretrial probation and pay $386.59 in restitution after one of his pellets broke a window on a nearby parked car."
"Gouvêa pleaded not guilty, and a spokesperson for the Norfolk County District Attorney's Office previously told Boston.com no change of plea is taken in a case that is disposed through pretrial probation. However, the DHS press release makes reference to a "guilty plea" and describes the incident as an "anti-Semitic shooting," contrary to statements from local authorities and Temple Beth Zion leadership. In fact, synagogue leaders specifically wrote in an open letter that they had "no reason to believe this was an antisemitic event.""
Carlos Portugal Gouvêa, 47, a visiting Harvard Law professor from Brazil, had his visa revoked Oct. 16 after an Oct. 1 arrest for discharging a pellet rifle outside Temple Beth Zion in Brookline. He told police he was hunting rats as worshippers marked the start of Yom Kippur. Prosecutors dropped three charges under a plea agreement; he agreed to six months of pretrial probation and paid $386.59 restitution for a pellet that broke a nearby car window. DHS later referenced a "guilty plea" and labeled the incident an "anti-Semitic shooting," while synagogue leaders said they had "no reason to believe this was an antisemitic event."
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