SUNSET PARK — Three people were arrested — two of whom were charged with hate crimes — for attacking a man and calling him a “dirty Jew” on Tuesday, according to the Brooklyn District Attorney’s office.
Linda Gonzalez, Vischal Budhram and Cindy Colletti, all 32 years old, were arrested on Nov. 11 around 9 p.m. for attacking, robbing and injuring the victim near Sunset Park’s public library earlier that evening about 7:30 p.m., officials said.
The victim — who had a beard, payis and wore a yarmulke — was sitting in his car on 52nd Street near Fourth Avenue when Gonzalez hit the front windshield of the car with a wooden stick, according to a criminal complaint.
The victim got out of his car and was punched repeatedly in the head by Budhram and Gonzalez, who also kicked him in the hand, according to the complaint.
“This dirty Jew won’t move from here. We’ll make him move,” Gonzalez said, according to the complaint.
The victim started to film the three assailants, according to JP Updates, which first reported the incident.
“Snatch the phone from the dirty Jew,” Budhram said, according to the complaint.
Both Gonzalez and Colletti took the victim's cellphone, prosecutors said.
Gonzalez was charged with multiple counts of robbery, grand larceny, criminal mischief, petit larceny, attempted assault and menacing as hate crimes as well as criminal possession of stolen property, criminal possession of a weapon and harassment.
Budhram was also charged with multiple hate crimes, including robbery, grand larceny, petit larceny, attempted assault, menacing, criminal possession of stolen property and harassment.
Colletti was charged with multiple counts of robbery, grand larceny, petit larceny, criminal possession of stolen property, attempted assault, menacing and harassment.
Bail for Gonzales was set at $5,000 cash or bond, Budhram at $20,000 bond or $15,000 cash and Colletti at $10,000 cash or bond.
Brooklyn Defender Services, which is representing Budhram and Colletti, did not respond to request for comment. Attorney information was not immediately available for Gonzalez.
The next court appearance for all three assailants is Nov. 17.
