1East Meadow man sentenced to felony hate crime after defacing Jewish center with antisemitic graffiti

Mineola, NY – A 23-year-old man who scrawled antisemitic messages on fences and in front of a Long Island synagogue has been sentenced to four years’ probation after failing to complete court-ordered bias prevention training and community service.

Sebastian Patino Caceres of East Meadow was convicted of felony Criminal Mischief as a Hate Crime on Friday, November 7, after he failed to meet the terms of a conditional plea deal entered in January.

The charges stem from an April 2024 incident in which Patino Caceres used spray paint to vandalize several private fences on Merrick Avenue and the sidewalk in front of the East Meadow Beth-El Jewish Center with inflammatory antisemitic and an

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