Nessah Synagogue in Beverly Hills. (Wikimedia/Glenn Francis CC BY-SA 3.0) News California Suspect in Beverly Hills synagogue vandalism pleads not guilty to charges including hate crime Facebook Twitter Email SMS WhatsApp Share By Marcy Oster, JTA | December 24, 2019 The suspect in the vandalism of a Beverly Hills synagogue has pleaded not guilty to felony charges that include a hate crime allegation. Anton Nathaniel Redding, a 24-year-old Pennsylvania native, was charged with breaking into the Nessah Synagogue and “heavily ransacking” the building in the early morning hours of Dec. 14, including unrolling a Torah scroll and crumpling it. Redding was charged with one felony count each of vandalism of religious property and second-degree burglary, along with the hate crime, KTLA News reported. Shortly after being identified on surveillance camera footage, Redding was located in Hawaii and detectives traveled there to take him into custody in collaboration with local law enforcement. His bail has been set at $250,000 and he remains in custody, police said. He could face up to six years in prison if convicted. There were no markings or other overt signs of anti-Semitism left at the synagogue, Beverly Hills police said, according to MyNewsLA.com. Marcy Oster Israel-based JTA correspondent JTA Content distributed by the Jewish Telegraphic Agency news service. Also On J. California Suspect in Beverly Hills synagogue vandalism arrested in Hawaii Bay Area Hundreds show up for hate-crime vigil at Temple Israel in Alameda Bay Area East Bay judge sets trial date, tosses hate crime enhancements in Farca case News Suspects in arson tied to 2nd hate group Subscribe to our Newsletter Enter Email Sign Up