Local Crime and Policing

Santa Clara County prosecutors have charged three men, including California attorney Bruneil Henry Chamaki, in connection with a March 8, 2026 daytime assault outside the Augustine restaurant in San Jose’s upscale Santana Row district, after Israeli‑American victims reported that antisemitic slurs were shouted during the attack. Chamaki, 32, of Morgan Hill, and brothers Roma and Ramon Akoyans have each surrendered on arrest warrants and face a mix of felony and misdemeanor assault and battery counts, with arraignment set for May 12. District Attorney Jeff Rosen said his office is not yet filing hate‑crime enhancements but is actively investigating the incident as a potential antisemitic hate crime, stressing that "our public spaces have to be safe for all to enjoy without fear." San Jose police say surveillance footage, social media clips and public tips helped identify the suspects, and they are continuing to work "methodically" with prosecutors as community concern over antisemitic incidents and bias‑motivated violence remains high nationwide. Chamaki’s former firm, Murphy Austin Adams Schoenfeld LLP, said he left in January and issued a statement condemning antisemitism and "acts of hatred in any form," reflecting broader backlash online to reports that a licensed lawyer is among the accused.