Arrest in Arson Fire at Mosque Orlando Gunman Once Attended

[Crabby Appleton]

Source: NBC News

A man has been arrested in connection with the arson fire that damaged a Florida mosque occasionally attended by Orlando night club shooter Omar Mateen, authorities announced Wednesday.

Joseph Michael Schreiber, 32, was arrested in Fort Pierce Wednesday afternoon and will be charged with a felony count of arson with a hate crime enhancement, St. Lucie County sheriff's Major David Thompson said.

The suspicious fire broke out at the Islamic Center of Fort Pierce sometime late Sunday or early Monday. No one was inside the building at the time.

Surveillance video captured a man fleeing from the scene after the fire broke out. Firefighters were called to the mosque at 12:31 a.m., and it took them five hours to extinguish the fire.

Read more: http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/arrest-arson-fire-mosque-orlando-gunman-once-attended-n648516

[Judi Lynn]

1. One hate crime against strangers to answer a hate crime against strangers.

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2. some more info

http://heavy.com/news/2016/09/joseph-schreiber-mosque-omar-mateen-fire-fort-pierce-arson-suspect-eid-al-adha-record-islamic-center-florida-st-lucie-sheriff-facebook/

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3. "Trump-inspired felon allegedly torches Ft. Pierce FL Mosque, says “All Islam is radical”

Schreiber, 32, is single and is likely to remain so. He has a history of petty theft and faces 30 years in prison if he is convicted of the arson as a hate crime.

He at one point posted to his Facebook page a GOP National Committee picture showing Trump/Spence and the words “The team that will make America great again!”

http://www.juancole.com/2016/09/inspired-allegedly-torches.html