Overview
- Supreme Court Judge Josh Hanshaft found Stora guilty of assault, stalking, aggravated harassment and attempted assault, all charged as hate crimes.
- Prosecutors presented bystander footage and Stora’s own recordings to argue he targeted victims for being white, women, or Jewish.
- The case included the March 25, 2024 attack in Chelsea on TikTok influencer Halley Kate McGookin, who reported swelling and pain after being punched.
- Other incidents cited in court included a Nov. 18, 2023 harassment of a Jewish couple with threats and two separate elbowing attacks in September and October 2023.
- Stora represented himself during the weeks-long bench trial; he was taken into custody after the verdict and faces up to roughly three years at sentencing on April 14.