Syracuse students charged in hate‑crime pork attack
Two 18-year-old Syracuse University students were arrested and charged after one allegedly entered the Zeta Beta Tau fraternity house during a Rosh Hashanah dinner, threw a clear plastic bag of pork onto a wall and floor—an act prosecutors and university officials say targeted Jewish students. Onondaga County prosecutors charged both with burglary as a hate crime and criminal nuisance; Syracuse University referred the students to its Office of Community Standards for disciplinary action.
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Syracuse University students face hate crime charges after attacking Jewish fraternity with pork, police say
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- Two individuals, both 18, were arrested and charged with burglary as a hate crime and criminal nuisance.
- The incident occurred at the Zeta Beta Tau fraternity house on Syracuse University’s campus during a Rosh Hashanah celebration; pork was thrown inside and splattered on an interior wall and the floor.
- Named officials: Onondaga County District Attorney William Fitzpatrick announced the hate-crime charge; Allen Groves, Syracuse University's chief student experience officer, called the incident 'abhorrent.'