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        Prosecutor: Man sentenced to 40 years for series of attacks on Orthodox Jewish community

        Authorities say Dion Marsh attempted to kill and hurt five Jewish people in 2022

        Matt Trapani

        Jul 24, 2024, 12:34 AM

        Updated 45 days ago

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        A Manchester Township man was sentenced to 40 years in prison for a series of violent assaults on members of the Orthodox Jewish community in and around Lakewood.
        Dion Marsh pleaded guilty earlier this year to a series of crimes.
        Authorities say Marsh attempted to kill and hurt five Jewish people in 2022. They say Marsh ran over four people in a stolen vehicle and stabbed one of them in the chest. Authorities say the five victims were “visibly identifiable as Orthodox Jews.”
        “The threat from hate-fueled violence is a sad reality that impacts far too many people across our state and our nation,” U.S. Attorney Philip Sellinger wrote in a statement. “The sentence imposed today holds Marsh accountable for his brutal and hate-filled rampage.”
        Marsh, 29, was 27 years old at the time of the April 8, 2022, incidents.