Tamarac, FL - A 65-year-old man has been charged with battery and child abuse for throwing a 4-year-old girl against a concrete column at a South Florida bus terminal, claiming he would not tolerate antisemitism.
Police arrested 65-year-old Barry Steven Nockowitz, from Tamarac, whose been charged with battery and child abuse after allegedly attacking the 4-year-old at a bus terminal in Broward County.
The incident occurred around 8 p.m. on Tuesday when Nockowitz approached the girl and her mother, who were sitting on a bench at the Broward County West Regional Bus Terminal on Pine Island Road.
According to Plantation police, Nockowitz grabbed the girl by the head and threw her against a concrete column before walking away.
While the girl did not sustain any serious injuries, Nockowitz was immediately identified as the suspect by the girl's mother and was later apprehended by a Plantation police officer along Pine Island Road.
When questioned by the officer, Nockowitz claimed that he "would not stand for antisemitism in this country" and that he had thrown the girl because of this belief.
He also told the officer that he was "going to find another kid" after the attack.
Nockowitz has been charged with battery and child abuse without great bodily harm, and is currently being held at Broward Main Jail on an $11,000 bond.