Nation Federal hate crimes charges filed against suspect in Hanukkah party stabbing in New York December 30, 2019 Liz Johnson, Alexis Shanes and Joshua Bote, USA TODAY Comments Off on Federal hate crimes charges filed against suspect in Hanukkah party stabbing in New York A suspect, Grafton Thomas, pleaded not guilty to 5 counts of second-degree attempted intentional murder. Two victims remain hospitalized as of Sunday.