PORTLAND, Ore. ( KOIN ) — A man was arrested Wednesday morning on charges stemming from multiple anti-Semitic vandalizing incidents at a Eugene synagogue last year.
Eugene police say they had a dedicated detective working on cases of anti-Semitic vandalization at Temple Beth Israel. These happened on August 20, September 11, and October 7 of 2023, officials say. Then on January 14, the synagogue was tagged again.
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Officials say the detective identified a suspect, 34-year-old Adam Edward Braun, and was granted a search warrant on Braun’s home. Eugene Police served the search warrant and found multiple Nazi-themed items.
Braun was subsequently arrested, charged with four counts of second-degree bias crime and taken to Lane County Jail.
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