"The harsh words came after an impassioned plea by Sohail's mother, delivered through the disturbed man's defense attorney Gregory Marshall. Sohail's mom contended he suffered mental illness and erratic behavior for at least a decade and said she wouldn't be able to post bail, Marshall said. She pleaded for protective custody so that "he's not harmed" while he's behind bars pending trial, the lawyer said."
"Sohail crashed his Honda into entrance of the synagogue at 770 Eastern Parkway - the headquarters of the Chabad-Lubavitch Hasidic movement - five times, prompting one person to run inside in a bid to escape, said Assistant District Attorney Adam Ghalmi. "Luckily no injuries were sustained," Ghalmi said. "This is an unacceptable and brazen attack on the members of the Chabad Lubavitch community." Ghalmi had asked for a $1 million bond, but the judge ultimately went with the lower, still-significant bail."
Dan Sohail, 36, was arraigned in Brooklyn criminal court on hate-crime charges after allegedly ramming his car into the entrance of the Chabad Lubavitch World Headquarters in Crown Heights. He crashed his Honda into the synagogue entrance five times, prompting one person to run inside to escape, and no injuries were reported. Judge Philip Tisne set bond at $500,000 and said the charges include attempting to seriously injure people and doing so as a hate crime on perceived religious membership. Sohail's mother, through defense counsel, said he has suffered long-term mental illness and asked for protective custody; the judge granted protective custody and ordered a psychiatric examination.
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