Jewish family’s adopted son accused of writing ‘Heil Hitler’ on Chabad preschool
Florida teenager reportedly wrote anti-Semitic slur in red lipstick after breaking into the Naples Preschool of the Arts
A Florida teenager who was adopted by a Jewish family has been accused of trashing a Jewish preschool and scrawling a statement mentioning Hitler.
Michael Dami, 19, is accused of breaking in the Naples Preschool of the Arts, part of the Chabad Jewish Center, on Oct. 18, causing thousands of dollars’ worth of damage and writing with a red lipstick on a wall inside: “! YOU JEWS NEVER! LEARN!! HEIL HITLER!” according to a CNBC-2 report. Police have said he was caught on surveillance video.
“Once inside, it appears that he used a fire extinguisher to start smashing televisions and bookshelves and other equipment,” according to Lt. Seth Finman of the Naples Police Department. Dami struggles with drugs and mental health, his adopted father said.
Detectives arrested Dami on a separate warrant on Wednesday, and found several credit cards and checks that were stolen from the preschool, according to CNBC. In court the following day, Dami was not allowed to post bond for two of his charges, which are both first-degree felonies.
Police said the State Attorney’s Office could increase Dami’s charges because the incident could potentially be treated as a hate crime.
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