NEW YORK (VInnews) A suspect identified as Eslam Alsaedi was arrested after a video surfaced online this week showing a man allegedly threatening to target Jewish children in Brooklyn, according to local officials.

This terrorist threatened to come to Brooklyn, find a BIG BUILDING with JEWISH PEOPLE and KILL JEWISH CHILDREN. He thought he would get away with it. We contacted NYPD’s counter terrorism unit and they were immediately on it! Last night, he was ARRESTED by undercover intel cops.… pic.twitter.com/hYpgoI3GW1

— Councilwoman Inna Vernikov (@InnaVernikov) April 7, 2026

Inna Vernikov said in a post on X that the man threatened to come to Brooklyn, find “a big building with Jewish people” and kill Jewish children.

Vernikov said her office contacted the New York City Police Department Counterterrorism Unit after the video came to light. She added that she was informed the suspect was arrested later that night by undercover intelligence officers.

According to Vernikov, the suspect faces charges of making a terroristic threat, aggravated harassment in the second degree and making a threat of mass harm.

“This must be prosecuted both locally and federally to the fullest extent of the law,” Vernikov wrote, thanking the NYPD and those who reported the threat.

The NYPD has not independently released additional details about the suspect, and the investigation remains ongoing.