Overview

• Jeremy Fistel, 44, was arrested in Plano on Sept. 11, extradited to New York, and pleaded not guilty Thursday in Queens to a 22‑count grand jury indictment.
• The indictment includes four counts of making a terroristic threat as a hate crime, four counts of making a terroristic threat, and seven counts each of second‑degree aggravated harassment with and without hate‑crime enhancements.
• Prosecutors say the June–July voicemails and a written message targeted Zohran Mamdani with anti‑Muslim slurs and graphic violent wishes, including telling him to go back to Uganda and invoking an “IDF bullet” through his skull.
• A judge set $30,000 bail, issued a temporary order of protection, and scheduled a return date of Nov. 19; the top charge carries up to 15 years in prison if convicted.
• The NYPD Hate Crimes Task Force led the probe with the FBI and U.S. Marshals; Mamdani now has an NYPD security detail, while the defense argues the language was unpleasant but protected speech.