The troubled New Jersey man who allegedly intentionally rammed his car into an iconic Brooklyn synagogue was hit Monday with federal charges.

Dan Sohail, 36, already faced state hate crime charges in the bizarre and shocking January episode in which he crashed his Honda Accord into the temple at 770 Eastern Parkway in Crown Heights — the headquarters of the Chabad-Lubavitch Hasidic movement — five times.

The Carteret, NJ, native, whose mother says is mentally ill, was picked up by federal authorities Monday morning on separate charges of intentionally damaging religious property, which carries a maximum sentence of three years in prison.

“Americans should be free to practice their faith without fearing defacement of their sacred places,” said Harmeet Dhillon, Assistant Attorney General at the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, in a statement.

“The Department of Justice will not tolerate attacks on houses of worship, and will vigorously prosecute those who carry them out.”

On the night of the Jan. 28 crash, the Crown Heights synagogue was hosting an event to honor the anniversary of the death of the Chabad movement’s leader, according to a complaint unsealed in Brooklyn federal court.

Sohail allegedly drove up to the building around 8:40 p.m., exited his car and removed stanchions set up to protect the temple and the congregants inside.

He then motioned for congregants to leave the area before ramming his car into the temple’s side entrance, then reversing and accelerating into the building four more times, court papers said. 

No one was injured— but the collision’s impact knocked the synagogue’s door off its hinges and destroyed the bumper of Sohail’s car.          

Sohail, who was arrested at the scene, claimed to police that he lost control of the car due to icy conditions and “because he was wearing heavy boots, which caused him to press the gas pedal,” according to court papers.     

Sohail had attended events inside the same synagogue — including one captured in a social media video showing him happily dancing in jean shorts while donning a yarmulke — before the strange crash. He told cops after his arrest that he’d recently discovered he had Jewish roots.

But signs of trouble lingered beneath the surface of what appeared to be the New Jerseyan’s sincere effort to connect with Judaism.

Sohail had been kicked out of a New Jersey yeshiva days before the incident after acting erratically and growing angry when asked to leave, a rabbi there told The Post.

The wild caught-on-video alleged attack in Brooklyn was quickly denounced as an act of antisemitism by the Chabad and New York politicians. But many congregants later said they viewed Sohail more as a loopy religious seeker who flocked to the famous site as part of a genuine spiritual quest.

His mother has pleaded for his release from jail, saying that her son is mentally ill and has a history of erratic behavior for at least a decadeSohail, whose bail was set at $500,000 in the state case, pleaded not guilty to the federal charges Monday afternoon after his first court appearance.

He was held without bail at Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center, a notorious lockup known for its horrid conditions.