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Bronx judge RELEASES man, 29, who 'smashed windows of four synagogues' HOURS after first judge defied NYC's bail reform laws to keep him behind barsJordan Burnette faces 42 charges he 'terrorized Riverdale's Jewish community'New York's bail reform dictates that if nobody was hurt in the attacks the suspect should qualify to be releasedBut Bronx Judge Louis Nock classified some of the charges as 'hate crimes' and imposed $20,000 bail on the 29-year-old suspectBut just hours later, Judge Tara Collins granted Burnette supervised releaseIt is not clear why Burnette was called back to court and released Sunday nightFour synagogues in the Riverdale district of the Bronx were allegedly targeted by the rock-hurling suspect who destroyed windows and doors The targeting of Jewish religious centers comes at a time when anti-Semitic hate crimes are at their highest levels in 40 years