"A visiting Harvard Law School professor charged with firing a pellet gun outside a Brookline synagogue last month will serve six months of probation after reaching a deal with Norfolk County prosecutors. According to his Oct. 1 arrest report, Carlos Portugal Gouvêa, 47, told Brookline police he was using the rifle to hunt rats near Temple Beth Zion, where congregants were marking the start of Yom Kippur."
"Prosecutors dismissed three of Gouvêa's four charges - vandalism, disorderly conduct, and disturbing the peace - on Nov. 13 as part of a plea agreement, the Norfolk County District Attorney's Office confirmed. For his remaining count, illegally discharging a BB gun, Gouvêa agreed to serve six months of pretrial probation and pay $386.59 in restitution after one of his pellets shattered a window on a nearby parked car."
A visiting Harvard Law School professor will serve six months of pretrial probation after reaching a deal with Norfolk County prosecutors for illegally discharging a BB gun. Carlos Portugal Gouvêa, 47, told Brookline police he was using the rifle to hunt rats near Temple Beth Zion while congregants marked the start of Yom Kippur. One pellet shattered a window on a nearby parked car, and Gouvêa agreed to pay $386.59 in restitution. Prosecutors dismissed three other charges—vandalism, disorderly conduct, and disturbing the peace—on Nov. 13 as part of the agreement; pretrial probation disposals do not require a change of plea. An attorney previously representing Gouvêa said he categorically denies any antisemitic motive or intent to cause fear or disruption.
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