3 arrested on 115 charges each after hate symbols are left at N.Y. church, synagogue

Three people have been arrested on more than 100 charges each, accused of distributing pamphlets bearing hate symbols at a synagogue, a Black church and other locations in Hornell, New York, police said.

Aubrey Dragonetti, 31, Dylan Henry, 30, and Ryan Mulhollen, 27, were each charged with 115 counts of aggravated harassment, Hornell police said in a news release Monday.

Hornell is a small city in southern New York, which has a population of 8,300, according to the latest census figures.

On July 9 and 10, police investigated pamphlets and stickers bearing swastikas and racial slurs left at the houses of worship and public and private properties throughout the city, officials said.