Man accused of making online threats to shoot up prominent Manhattan synagogue held without bail

Luis Ramirez smiled on his way into court for arraignment on charges he threatened to kill Jews, representing himself as “Adolf Hitler reincarnated.”

He appeared in court on charges of making terroristic threats and making terroristic threats as a hate crime.

Ramirez was arrested last month by Port Authority Police on the New Jersey side of the Lincoln Tunnel on his way into Manhattan after he posted online about killing Jews.

One post mentioned Central Synagogue, a large congregation in Midtown, prosecutors said.

The Manhattan district attorney’s office asked the judge to hold Ramirez without bail

“This is a serious offense. He made terroristic threats that he was Adolf Hitler reincarnated,” prosecutor David Stuart said during the arraignment. “There are serious mental health concerns.”

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