The Brief Raul Morales, who was arrested in connection to two stabbings on the Upper West Side, has been charged with two counts of attempted murder in the second degree as a hate crime. Morales has also been charged with assault as a hate crime, among other charges. Raul Morales, who was arrested in connection to two stabbings on the Upper West Side, is now facing hate crime charges. Morales arrested, chargedWhat we know:Raul Morales, 51, was taken into police custody Thursday afternoon, after two people were stabbed on the Upper West Side. "These hateful and despicable attacks have no place in our city," Mamdani said on social media after the stabbings.