Anti-Semitic Vandal Who Targeted Jewish-Owned Baltimore Shop Is Apparently Johns Hopkins Tech

By Zak Failla From Daily Voice

New details have emerged in an apparent Anti-Semitic incident involving a Jewish-owned business.

Jonathon Wagner, who was arrested and charged in Baltimore County for breaking a security camera and vandalizing Kitchen Designs by Idan on Falls Road with "faux blood," has been outed as an echocardiogram tech at Johns Hopkins Hospital by the social media page StopAntisemitism.

The incident happened on store owner Idan Tzameret's 42nd birthday.

Wagner's LinkedIn profile says he has 11 years of experience as an echocardiogram technologist. His profile features a photo of him in scrubs with a mask hanging under his chin.

Officials at Johns Hopkins confirmed that Wagner "is no longer affiliated with the hospital."

"We are aware of the arrest of one of our employees, and we acted quickly to follow the appropriate policies for situations such as this," a spokesperson for Johns Hopkins said. "While we do not comment on personnel matters, we can confirm that the individual is no longer affiliated with The Johns Hopkins Hospital."

"The Johns Hopkins Hospital is committed to providing a safe and inclusive environment for working, learning and patient care for every member of our community and all those we serve."

Social media users took turns roasting Wagner as details continue to emerge in the wake of his vandalism going viral.

"This sounds like a patient safety concern," one user posted. "In parallel with the judicial process there ought to be an employer-led disciplinary investigation."

"What would motivate someone in a helping profession to harm or wish harm on others. I've long wondered that," another opined. "I never had colleagues at the hospital that were that crazy. What has changed in the last few years."

Last week, investigators said the store owner had displayed Israeli flags outside the business, which Wagner's ire was directed toward.

Police said the attack happened just before midnight on Aug. 6, when red paint was splattered across the walkway, the front door, and both the Israeli and American flags outside the storefront.

"While things like what happened today are shameful, smiling is the best weapon... So I smile, and I look at my kids, I look at my wife, I look at my friends, I look at my beautiful home and I smile even bigger," he wrote.

Photos from the scene show paint dripping down the door and soaking into the flags.

“This wasn’t random. This wasn’t just ‘vandalism.’ This was targeted. This was antisemitism. This was hate — loud and clear,” wrote Caren Shalom Leven, a friend of the business owner, and Executive Director of the Baltimore Zionist District, in a Facebook post reacting to the damage.

"To those responsible: you messed with the wrong GUY," she continued. "HE will not cower. HE will not be silenced. HE is stronger, louder, and more united than ever before."