A man was arrested after, police said, he pointed what appeared to be a firearm at a rabbi outside a Miami Beach synagogue while shouting anti-Semitic remarks.

According to the arrest report, 44-year-old Christopher Martinez was taken into custody on Tuesday, near the 1100 block of Alton Road and charged with aggravated assault with a firearm with prejudice.

“Not only did this act occur on a busy roadway, Alton Road, it occurred just two years after the devastating acts of Oct. 7,” said Miami Beach Police officer Christopher Bess.

Investigators said the incident began around 2:30 p.m. outside a synagogue at 12th Street and Alton Road, where the victim told officers he was approached by Martinez, who was “screaming and acting erratically.”

“Our victim was leaving the synagogue when he w

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