Janelle Griffith is a national reporter for NBC News focusing on issues of race and policing.
JOLIET, Ill — A man accused of murder, attempted murder and a hate crime in an attack that seriously injured a Palestinian American woman and claimed the life of her 6-year-old son pleaded not guilty in court Monday, following his indictment by an Illinois grand jury last week. Joseph Czuba, 71, is accused of stabbing Wadea Al-Fayoume 26 times and his mother, Hanaan Shahin, 32, more than a dozen times. Czuba’s public defender, George Lenard, entered the not guilty pleas Monday.
Still, he said, there was nothing in the Illinois Safety, Accountability, Fairness and Equity-Today or SAFE-T Act, that would alleviate the concerns of the public. Prosecutors have said Czuba targeted the pair because of their Muslim faith amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas. Czuba was indicted Thursday by a grand jury. Czuba spoke only at the end of the hearing, when the judge asked whether he understood that he could appeal his detention. He responded, “Yes, sir.
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