{"id":54145,"date":"2020-03-11T20:17:28","date_gmt":"2020-03-12T02:17:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/?p=54145"},"modified":"2020-03-12T06:48:12","modified_gmt":"2020-03-12T12:48:12","slug":"arrest-made-in-2018s-northshore-synagogue-desecration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/arrest-made-in-2018s-northshore-synagogue-desecration\/","title":{"rendered":"Arrest made in 2018&#8217;s Northshore synagogue desecration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By ALAN SMASON,<em> Special to the CCJN<\/em><\/p>\n<p>An arrest was made yesterday, March 10, 2020, of a Jefferson Parish man, whom authorities claim was allegedly responsible for the anti-Semitic graffiti attack at the Northshore Jewish Congregation on September 5, 2018.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_54146\" style=\"width: 409px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Caine_Z_Brown.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-54146\" class=\"wp-image-54146 size-full lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Caine_Z_Brown.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"399\" height=\"445\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Caine_Z_Brown.jpg 399w, https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Caine_Z_Brown-269x300.jpg 269w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 399px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 399\/445;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-54146\" class=\"wp-image-54146 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Caine_Z_Brown.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"399\" height=\"445\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Caine_Z_Brown.jpg 399w, https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Caine_Z_Brown-269x300.jpg 269w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-54146\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The suspect in the graffiti desecration of the Northshore Jewish Congregation identified as Caine Z. Brown. (Photo from Mandeville Police Department)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The arrest of 20-year-old Caine Zander Brown was made by a State Trooper at the suspect&#8217;s home on Rio Vista Street in Jefferson, LA. According to reports, it reflects the culmination of more than a year&#8217;s&nbsp; work by multiple law enforcement agencies led by the Mandeville Police Department and coordinated by the FBI&#8217;s Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF).<\/p>\n<p>Brown was arrested and charged with one count of&nbsp; RS 14:56.3 \u2013 Criminal Damage to Property by Defacing with Graffiti and one count of RS 14:107.2- Hate Crimes, both of which are felonies.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The arrest was conducted by the<span class=\"textexposedshow\"> Louisiana State Police Criminal Intelligence Unit along with members of the JTTF including detectives from the Mandeville Police Department. .<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Mandeville Police Department and I stand with our Jewish community,&#8221; announced Mandeville Police Chief Gerard Sticker. &#8220;I am pleased that I can finally report to them that we have the individual that we believe is responsible for this despicable attack. I am appreciative of the tenacity of our investigators and I am grateful for the cooperation of the law enforcement community that made this arrest possible.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Sticker added that crime, but especially hate crimes &#8220;will be pursued, no matter the obstacles.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The vandalism of the outside of the Mandeville synagogue occurred just weeks before the single worst anti-Semitic attack in American history, the mass shooting at the Tree of Life \/L&#8217;Or Simcha Synaogue in Pittsburgh. The united response from both the North and South shore communities and from across the area&#8217;s political and religious spectrum was impressive at the time and showed unfailing solidarity against hate in general and anti-Semitism specifically..<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This type of behind the scenes cooperation is critical to achieve outcomes like the arrest we saw yesterday,&#8221; said Aaron Ahlquist, Anti-Defamation League (ADL) regional director. &#8220;It is both remarkable and reassuring that multiple agencies committed themselves to addressing this hate crime. In doing so, the Jewish community feels safer, and law enforcement has sent a clear message to others who would viciously attack any vulnerable community.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_44673\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/NSJG.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-44673\" class=\"wp-image-44673 size-medium lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/NSJG-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/NSJG-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/NSJG.jpg 640w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/225;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-44673\" class=\"wp-image-44673 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/NSJG-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/NSJG-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/NSJG.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-44673\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Northshore Jewish Congregation spray painted on September 5, 2018. (Photo courtesy Mandeville Police Department)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>In addition to the ADL, Jewish Federation of Greater New Orleans CEO and president Arnie Fielkow added his own comments.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are deeply appreciative that law enforcement never gave up on the pursuit of justice,\u201d Fielkow said. \u201cOnly by standing up and confronting hate can we ever defeat bigotry.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Brown, who was initially brought to the Jefferson Parish Sheriff Department&#8217;s holding facility, was transferred on Wednesday to the Mandeville Police Department Jail in St. Tammany Parish.<\/p>\n<p>A source has indicated federal authorities will not charge Brown with federal hate crime charges for the same incident.<\/p>\n<p><em>(This is a developing story and will be updated by the CCJN as more details emerge.)<\/em><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_toolbar\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/share-medium.png\" style=\"border:0px; padding-top: 5px; float:left;\" alt=\"Share Button\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/share-medium.png\" style=\"border:0px; padding-top: 5px; float:left;\" alt=\"Share Button\"\/><\/noscript><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services_t=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Google Plus\",\"Pinterest\",\"Linkedin\",\"Tumblr\",\"Email\");var hupso_background_t=\"#EAF4FF\";var hupso_border_t=\"#66CCFF\";var hupso_toolbar_size_t=\"medium\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_url_t=\"\";var hupso_title_t=\"Arrest%20made%20in%202018%27s%20Northshore%20synagogue%20desecration\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share_toolbar.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":54146,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[10550,8790,8795,8788,127],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54145"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=54145"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54145\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":54153,"href":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54145\/revisions\/54153"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/54146"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54145"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=54145"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=54145"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}