Sayed A. Quraishi, 23, will be charged with a class 3 felony for a violent hate crime – a charge that carries a sentence of up to five years in prison.
The Midwest chapter of the ADL which focuses on Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, the Dakotas, and Wisconsin reported a total of 175 antisemitic incidents in 2021, up 62% from the 108 cases it recorded the year before, and more than 200 percent higher than five years ago.