Florend Gjevukaj, 18, of Yonkers, NY, faces a charge of assault/as a hate crime 3rd (felony). His is the third arrest stemming from the assaults Nov. 28 at the Palisades Mall in West Nyack.
He was arrested Dec. 22 by the Clarkstown Detective Bureau and arraigned in Clarkstown Justice Court. Bail was set at $25,000.
The other two arrested in the Black Friday assaults are Chris Bujaj, 17, of Tuckahoe, NY and Ardijan Mehaj, 17, of Yonkers.
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They were charged with hate crimes because they made anti-Semitic comments while punching and shoving shoppers, according to The Journal News.
The Clarkstown Police Department would like to thank the media and the public for their assistance helping identify the suspects.
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