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<\/a><\/p>\nThe Poverello Center in Missoula, Montana. (Google Street View)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
On Tuesday, the suspect, Michael Cain, 29, got into an argument with the victim who had a visible tattoo of the Star of David on his forearm. Cain asked the victim about his tattoo and allegedly identified himself as a believer in the teachings of the Nazi party.<\/p>\n
When the victim, who told Cain he was Jewish, then asked Cain to show him any Nazi-related tattoos on his body, Cain allegedly kicked and punched the victim, who was seated on the ground.<\/p>\n
Missoula police then responded to the Poverello Center, a local homeless shelter where the assault took place, and later apprehended Cain who had fled the scene.<\/p>\n
While en route to the local detention center, Cain disclosed to the arresting officer that he was a member of the \u201c4th Reich\u201d and said that while he did not attack the victim because of his Jewish identity, he would have if he had been more adamant about his beliefs, according to court documents obtained by local news outlet KGVO.<\/p>\n
Cain was charged with felony malicious intimidation or harassment relating to civil or human rights and his bond was set at $50,000.<\/p>\n
Montana is home to just under 1,500 Jews out of a general population of over 1.1 million. In 2023, the Anti-Defamation League recorded just 21 antisemitic incidents in the state.<\/p>\n