Overview
- The 42-year-old, sentenced Tuesday to three to nine years in state prison, also saw the judge issue full orders of protection for each victim.
- He was convicted on February 25, 2026 of two counts of assault as a hate crime, stalking as a hate crime, aggravated harassment, and attempted assault as a hate crime.
- The case covered assaults and harassment in Manhattan from September 2023 to March 2024 that targeted people described as white, female, and Jewish.
- The March 25, 2024 attack on TikTok creator Halley McGookin drew wide attention, and police arrested Stora two days later after a joint NYPD and Manhattan DA hate-crimes investigation.
- He used his sentencing to claim AI-generated videos framed him, a claim prosecutors countered by stressing a proven pattern of hate-motivated attacks.