New Jersey snow plow driver is fired for 'intentionally blasting snow and ice on two Orthodox Jewish men' and posting the video on social media with the caption 'this one's for you JC'

 A New Jersey snowplow driver was fired after he allegedly blasted snow and ice on two Orthodox Jewish men who were walking to a religious service Saturday.

The former Waste Management employee Donny Klarmann had posted video on social media of himself targeting the two men in Lakewood, New Jersey.Klarmann was with his coworker at the time and the pair can be heard laughing with one another from the snowplow.

'This one's for you JC,' the caption to the video on his Facebook page says. The post has since been removed. In addition to losing his job, Klarmann also is facing possible hate crime charges from the two men, who have not currently been named.  

Video footage captured the moment two Orthodox Jewish men were blasted by New Jersey snowplow driver Donny Klarmann as the pair were walking to a religious service on Saturday

Video footage captured the moment two Orthodox Jewish men were blasted by New Jersey snowplow driver Donny Klarmann as the pair were walking to a religious service on Saturday

Klarmann posted the footage on his Facebook profile with the caption 'This ones for you JC'

Klarmann posted the footage on his Facebook profile with the caption 'This ones for you JC'

Klarmann and his coworker were heard laughing in the video as he was seen blasting the pair

Klarmann and his coworker were heard laughing in the video as he was seen blasting the pair

Klarmann (above) has since been fired from his position with New Jersey Waste Management and if facing possible hate crime charges

Klarmann (above) has since been fired from his position with New Jersey Waste Management and if facing possible hate crime chargesNew Jersey Waste Management has since issued a statement to apologize on behalf of the company.  

'The hateful conduct depicted in this video is unacceptable and does not reflect the values of inclusion and diversity we hold as a company,' they wrote in a statement.

'The employee is suspended while we investigate the incident, but we can confirm that this behavior will not be tolerated from any WM employee and we will not employ those who act in this way.'

The company also stated that Klarmann was off duty at the time and the vehicle he was using did not belong to either person inside. 

Lakewood Mayor Raymond Coles also noted that the two men could have suffered serious injuries from the flying snow and ice.

'I was appalled and shaken when I saw this video. Not only was it cruel but it was also incredibly stupid and dangerous,' Coles said in a statement.

'The plow could easily have thrown chunks of ice or rock and seriously injured or killed either of the victims. I am glad to know our police department is investigating all aspects of this incident.' Share

Lakewood Mayor Raymond Coles also spoke and said the two men could have been seriously injured due to the flying snow and ice

Lakewood Mayor Raymond Coles also spoke and said the two men could have been seriously injured due to the flying snow and ice

The Lakewood Police Department and the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office are investigating.

'This is an ugly, aggressive act of anti-Jewish bigotry. We are grateful to Waste Management for taking swift action that sends the right message to companies around the world that behavior like this will never be tolerated,' Roz Rothstein, the co-founder and the CEO of StandWithUs told Fox News. 

The video has spread through Twitter after being posted on several accounts including @StopAntiSemitism.org.

Commenters helped to identify Klarmann as the perpetrator in the incident.

The incident comes amid a flurry of anti-Semitic incidents in the past month.

Malik Faisal Akram, 44, was killed on January 15 after he seized a Texas synagogue and kept four people hostage

Malik Faisal Akram, 44, was killed on January 15 after he seized a Texas synagogue and kept four people hostage 

A law enforcement vehicle sits near the Congregation Beth Israel synagogue on January 16, 2022 in Colleyville, Texas

A law enforcement vehicle sits near the Congregation Beth Israel synagogue on January 16, 2022 in Colleyville, Texas

One of the four hostages is seen being escorted from the building shortly after 5pm. The other three would remain inside for several hours more

One of the four hostages is seen being escorted from the building shortly after 5pm. The other three would remain inside for several hours more 

On January 15, British Pakistani Malik Faisal Akram took four people hostage at the Congregation Beth Israel synagogue in Colleyville, Texas.

Faisal was angry over the imprisonment of Pakistani national Aafia Siddiqui, his sister, who was serving an 86-year prison sentence on charges of attempted murder for trying to kill US soldiers.

Following a 10-hour standoff, all four hostages were released including the congregation's rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker.

Akram was shot dead at the scene by the FBI's hostage rescue team.     

Incidents related to anti-Semitism were at a decade high in 2021 with 30 percent occurring in the US, according to a report from the World Zionist Organization and the Jewish Agency for Israel.

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