Three Lakewood men have been indicted on charges of bias intimidation of two Frum men in connection with attacks and robberies of the two in separate incidents.
In the 13-count indictment handed up by an Ocean County grand jury, Devon Hardy, 20, is charged with the attempted murder of Rabbi Yakov Jack Goldbaum, 41.
The indictment, handed up Monday, charges Hardy, Jose Diaz, 42, and Timothy Swift, 18, all of Lakewood, with first-degree robbery with a knife and first-degree bias intimidation during an attack on Rabbi Goldbaum outside his home in Lakewood about 1:00AM on July 8 – reported HERE on YWN.
Police said at the time that Goldbaum was attacked from behind and robbed of his wallet. He was critically injured, bleeding from an abdominal wound, when his wife called for help, they said.
The indictment charges the three suspects with third-degree aggravated assault, third-degree possession of a weapon and unlawful possession of a weapon.
Hardy, Diaz and Swift, as well as Liduvina Garcia, 40, of Lakewood and Jessica Martinez, 21, of Seaside Heights are charged with two counts each of fraudulent use of Goldbaum’s credit cards on July 8.
Hardy and Diaz are also named in the indictment in connection with an attack on David Davidovish – as reported HERE on YWN.
Davidovish, a Meshulach from Eretz Yisroel, was in his car in the parking lot of a Route 9 convenience store in Lakewood May 25 when Diaz and Hardy struck the windshield with a baseball bat. He suffered minor injuries. The windshield was broken, and a computer was taken from his car, they said.
Hardy and Diaz are charged in the attack with first-degree robbery, first-degree bias intimidation, third-degree aggravated assault, possession of a weapon — a baseball bat — for an unlawful purpose and fourth-degree unlawful possession of a weapon.
(Source: Asbury Park Press)
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Do these animals rent from jewish landlords ?
I hope these criminals rot in jail for many years. Too bad they can’t get the death penalty.
they should rot in prison for a long, long time.
to post #1 the answer is YES. according to past posts.
I personally was in the hospital with Davidovitch and to say he has minor injuries is lousy reporting or simple police terminology of onenot being critical near death conditions. In my opinion he was severely beaten and very lucky he was alive. His forehead was swollen the size of a soft ball, his nose split deep open and needed stitches, the top of his head had a 3 inch gash and the back of his head was closed with staples.
At the time the investigator stated they did not have much to go on but such criminals strike again and they will mess up like what happened when the other Rebbe from the Cheder was beaten. And so that is exactly what happened in this case.
If the found the computer with these individuals this may have been the link to the cases.
When I heard of the second case it was simple to connect the two based on the style of attack which was meant to severely injure or kill the victims.
IF ANY OF THE ATTACKERS WERE UNDOCUMENTED HE COULD SUE THE GOVT BIG TIME , FOR NOT ENFORCING ILLEGAL IIMMIGRATION LAWS,THEREBY NECESSITATING THE ILLEGALS TO HAVE TO STEAL. HOW ELSE COULD THEY PAY THE RENT
#5 Get a life why post stupid things like that. And for those complaining about these animals living in Lakewood don’t talk who are your cleaning ladies? Do you ever use them for repairs or shleping. If you never use one of these guys then you have a complaint but otherwise just shut your mouth.
#6 hey take it easy. He wasnt addressing anthing morally- just suggesting to sue…..