NY judges clash over releasing accused perp of wave of attacks on synagogues under ‘bail reform’ law

“…A man accused of a wave of terror against Jewish institutions is walking the streets of New York again without putting up any bail money, even after one judge demanded a $20,000 bail or $30,000 security bond. In a startling pair of judicial rulings within hours of each other, at first:

A Bronx judge went rogue on Sunday and ordered the accused Riverdale synagogue vandal held on $20,000 bail — even though prosecutors insisted the man had to be sprung under the state’s controversial bail-reform laws.

Jordan Burnette, 29, was hit with 42 charges, including a number of hate crime–related offenses for allegedly smashing windows at various synagogues and swiping prayer books during an 11-day crime spree.

But none of the charges require him to be held on bail, prosecutors noted at his arraignment in Bronx Criminal Court.

“Given the number of attacks, we probably would have asked for substantial bail before January of 2020,” Assistant District Attorney Theresa Gottlieb told Judge Louis Nock…”