The attacker may be associated with the attackers in the Jewish area in Jersey City recently.
The suspect, Grafton Thomas(37)“has a long history of mental illness and hospitalizations,” he has no criminal record, nor does he have history of violence, said a statement by his family issued Sunday night.
Thomas “has no known history of anti-Semitism and was raised in a home which embraced and respected all religions and races. He is not a member of any hate groups ..... We believe the actions of which he is accused, if committed by him, tragically reflect profound mental illness,” his family said.