Ossining Student Arrested by NYPD for Attack on Jewish Columbia Student with Rock

Crimestoppers NYPD photo of Zuhdi Ahmed, before he surrended to police

Zuhdi Ahmed, 20, of Ossining was arrested by the NYPD for throwing a rock at a Jewish student at Columbia University student. Ahmed was recently arrested for the incident which occured on April 20.

He is charging with assault and hate crimes including menacing, and criminal possession of a weapon. The student, Jonathan Lederer, 22, had his Israeli flag burned during the incident where three young men including Ahmed, confronted him on West 116th Street and Ahmed threw a rock at his face.

Ahmed, a student at Hunter College, recently surrended to the NYPD.

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