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Utah Man Who Threatened To Shoot Up NY Synagogue Arrested In NJ: Report, Nypd

A Utah man accused of making online threats against a prominent New York City synagogue was arrested in New Jersey over the weekend, according to the NYPD and ABC7.

A spokesperson for the NYPD said an individual was arrested by the Port Authority Police Department on the New Jersey side of the Lincoln Tunnel around 5:30 p.m. Friday. That suspect was identified as Luis Ramirez, 23,  by ABC7. Charges against Ramirez were pending.

Ramirez posted one specific threat on X targeting Central Synagogue at Lexington Avenue and East 55th Street, police said.

He wrote: "I WILL BE VISITING MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS IN NYC TOMORROW PULL UP TO SHABBAT AT THE CENTRAL SYNAGOGUE 6PM."

Luis Ramirez's tirade on X.

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He posted another bizarre tirade on Friday talking about the Holocaust and affiliations to Adolf Hitler in a past life.

ABC7 says Ramirez was lodged in the Hudson County Jail.

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