Man arraigned in attacks on elderly
A man accused of beating and mugging three women, including a 101-year-old and an 85-year-old, was arraigned on charges that included hate crimes, authorities said.
Jack Rhodes, 44, was held without bail on charges of robbery, grand larceny, burglary and assault. Some of those charges were listed as hate crimes because two of the women were at least 60 years old. Authorities said Rhodes targeted the women because of their age, a violation of the New York State Hate Crimes Act of 2000.
Rhodes, whose last known address was in Queens, was arrested Friday on unrelated drug charges.
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