A visiting Harvard Law School professor charged with firing a pellet gun outside a Brookline synagogue last month will serve six months of probation after reaching a deal with Norfolk County prosecutors.

According to his Oct. 1 arrest report, Carlos Portugal Gouvêa, 47, told Brookline police he was using the rifle to hunt rats near Temple Beth Zion, where congregants were marking the start of Yom Kippur. While Temple Beth Zion later told community members there was “no reason to believe this was an antisemitic event,” the incident nevertheless put the synagogue on temporary lockdown.

Prosecutors dismissed three of Gouvêa’s four charges — vandalism, disorderly conduct, and disturbing the peace — on Nov. 13 as part of a plea agreement, the Norfolk County District Attorney’s Office co

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