A 26-year-old man charged with vandalizing a historic New York City synagogue on Friday, just days after the Pittsburgh massacre, has been identified as a former campaign worker for Barack Obama who was profiled by the New York Times in 2017. The Times described James Polite as a young man who “spent much of his childhood in foster care,” and performed canvassing work for Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign. VANDALISM AT NEW YORK CITY SYNAGOGUE LEADS TO ARRESTOn Saturday, Quinn confirmed that the vandalism suspect was the same individual who had worked for her. A New York Police Department spokeswoman told Heavy.com that Polite was likely taken there because of behavior during the arrest. Meanwhile, authorities across the U.S. have reported numerous acts of vandalism at synagogues since the Pittsburgh massacre.

Source: Fox News November 04, 2018 12:00 UTC