Man Charged In Anti-Semitic Attack Warned Of 'Blood Bath,' Called Hasidic Jews 'Devils': Prosecutors

A New Jersey man who was charged in an antisemitic attack last week had reportedly warned his family to expect "a blood bath," before he went on a violent crime spree that lasted for almost 10 hours, prosecutors said.

Dion Marsh, 27, was arrested, after he carjacked a motorist, ran down two men, and stabbed an Orthodox Jewish man in Lakewood Township on Saturday.

Marsh, who was charged with three counts of attempted murder and bias intimidation, admitted that he targetted Hasidic Jews because they "are the real devils," Ocean County prosecutors said, as per court documents obtained Tuesday, NJ.com reported.

The two unidentified victims, including the person who was stabbed, were listed in critical condition, New York Post reported.

Cops received a tip-off from an anonymous citizen who recognized the suspect from a security video of the carjacking. Marsh was arrested from his house in Manchester, where he was found lying on a bed holding a machete on his chest. During interrogation, Marsh admitted to carjacking, stabbing and assaulting pedestrians.

The suspect's family members said Marsh recently split from his girlfriend and had told them to expect a "blood bath," court documents revealed.

"Dion Marsh advised when asked why he did all the acts he committed, he stated 'it had to be done,' and 'that these are the real devils.'" When Marsh was asked whom he was referring to, he clarified: "the Hasidic Jews," a detective said in a court statement.

The FBI said they are aware of the incidents. "If in the course of the local investigation, information comes to light of a potential federal violation, the FBI is prepared to investigate," FBI Newark said in a tweet.

"I am personally horrified at the cruelty with which the suspect allegedly conducted himself," Scott Richman, Anti-Defamation League New York and New Jersey Regional Director, said. "More needs to be done proactively to prevent violence against the Jewish community, and in particular visibly identifiable Jews in Ocean County and across our region."