Police: Man told Jewish co-worker she was in 'gas chamber'
ALBANY, N.Y. -- The arrest of a New York man on charges of harassing a Jewish co-worker at a health food store is the latest in a rising number of anti-Semitic episodes reported in New York, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Friday.
The Democrat joined state police Superintendent Keith Corlett for the announcement of the arrest of William Sullivan, 21, of Saugerties, on a misdemeanor count of aggravated harassment.
Police said the conflict occurred March 11 at Mother's Earth's Storehouse in Ulster, outside Kingston, 50 miles (80 kilometers) south of Albany. The female employee was in the produce cooler with another co-worker when Sullivan appeared in the doorway, shut off the lights and told her, "You're in the gas chamber now," and then insulted her Jewish faith with an expletive, troopers said.
