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Junior Michael Reese, who has no fixed address, will face charges following an incident in Silver Spring early on Monday morning, officials say.
Members of the Montgomery County Department of Police were called shortly before 10 a.m. on Oct. 14 to the 1400 block of Arcola Avenue, not far from the Silver Spring Jewish Center and Ohr Hatorah to investigate a reported assault.
According to police, a rabbi was walking on the sidewalk when Reece swung a wooden stake, striking him, then fleeing the area.
The rabbi suffered minor injuries. Investigators say that Reece was located by officers in the area shortly after the assault.
It is unclear what caused Reece to attack the man.
The incident is now being investigated as a hate crime.
Reece was taken to a local hospital for evaluation, then taken to the Montgomery County Central Processing Unit, where he was charged with felony assault and other related offenses.
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