
© DCPIAn image released by the NYPD shows Jordan Burnette, in a face mask, after he allegedly vandalized a series of synagogues.
The man
who allegedly terrorized Riverdale synagogues for nearly two weeks left a pile of one congregation's prayer books doused in hand sanitizer in woods nearby, prosecutors said.
Jordan Burnette, 29, faces 42 criminal charges for his role in
nine separate incidents of alleged vandalism over 11 days, in which he is accused of
pelting rocks through the doors and windows of four Jewish communal buildings.
The spree of destruction came to a halt on Saturday night when cops caught Burnette riding against traffic
on a bike stolen from nearby Conservative Synagogue Adath Israel.
Police later found a pile of Adath Israel's prayer books covered in hand sanitizer "in a nearby wooded area," according to the official criminal complaint. Video footage showed Burnette cover the books with sanitizer and chuck a rock into the windshield of a Honda Odyssey parked nearby, prosecutors said.
Surveillance footage and witness statements also pinned Burnette for the other attacks, which began April 21 when he allegedly pulled the fire alarm at Riverdale Jewish Center, prosecutors said.
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