Dmitri Mishin, 53, was convicted of six counts of interference with religious worship with a hate-crime enhancement and six counts of brandishing an imitation firearm. The incident occurred on the evening of February 1 at the Schneerson Center in the Outer Richmond, where Mishin entered a religious study class, spoke in Russian to elderly attendees, brandished a replica gun and fired seven to eight blank rounds. Witnesses reported Mishin saying something like "Say hello to the Mossad." He lived nearby, was arrested two days later, and a social media account linked to him displayed Nazi imagery. San Francisco prosecutors pursued hate-crime charges and emphasized combating antisemitism.
He reportedly began speaking to Russian to the group of elderly people who were there attending a religious class, then brandished a replica firearm and shot it seven to eight times. It was filled with blank rounds. Witnesses said that before leaving, Mishin said something to the effect of "Say hello to the Mossad."
A Twitter account that is no longer live, which appeared to belong to Mishin, then surfaced showing posts that celebrated Nazis, and one photo of Mishin, posted one day after the incident, showed him wearing "a military-style uniform with a bird symbol and swastika on bottom," and holding a grenade.
There is no place for antisemitism in our community. My office is committed to vigorously prosecuting hate crimes and will do everything we can to fight hate in the courtroom.
Hate crimes deeply impact victims and whole communities. Antisemitic incidents like this have lasting impacts and must be addressed. Fighting these crimes and getting justice in the courtroom rights these grave wrongs and restores some of the unity, dignity and humanity that is lost when thes
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