Bronx man admits hate crime motive in recorded interview

Summary: The Justice Department charged Larry Montes, 46, of the Bronx, with federal hate crimes after an alleged attack on congregants during a Shabbat service at Central Synagogue in Manhattan. Prosecutors say Montes admitted in a recorded post-arrest interview that his actions were “all a racial thing” and “all religious motivated,” and he made anti-Semitic remarks. He faces up to 30 years in prison.