Overview

• Police say he fired two pellet-gun shots outside Temple Beth Zion, shattering a car window and leaving a pellet lodged in the vehicle.
• Two private security guards confronted him before a brief struggle, and officers arrested him moments later near his residence.
• He is charged in Brookline District Court with illegally discharging a pellet gun, disorderly conduct, disturbing the peace, and malicious damage to personal property.
• He pleaded not guilty at a Thursday arraignment, was released on personal recognizance, and is due back in court in early November.
• Harvard Law School placed him on administrative leave as it reviews the incident, and police reported he claimed he was hunting rats.