Accused Fla. mosque arsonist has multiple convictions, served time for theft
Source: Washington Post
The Florida man charged Wednesday with setting fire to the mosque where Pulse nightclub shooter Omar Mateen worshiped has a criminal history that includes arrests for armed robbery and battery, and a theft conviction for which he served four years in prison, records show.
Joseph Michael Schreiber, 32, is accused of setting off a blaze that burned a 10-foot hole in the Fort Pierce Islamic Center just around midnight on the 15th anniversary of the September 11th attacks. He has been charged with arson, a first-degree felony, with a penalty enhancement for hate crime. Schreiber is being held without bail.
Schreiber’s arrest Wednesday adds to a string of criminal offenses dating back to 2003 that have landed him in prison at least twice, according to records from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. Police have taken Schreiber into custody on a variety of charges over the years, ranging from armed robbery to domestic violence to trespassing, records show. A half-dozen cases have ended in convictions, some of them on reduced charges.
Maj. David Thompson of the St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Department said Wednesday that Schreiber was “known to law enforcement” and qualifies as a “prison release re-offender,” meaning he could face a 30-year mandatory minimum sentence. Thompson added that he could also qualify as a “habitual felony offender,” which would make him eligible for life in prison.
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Getting the big 'yawn' from DU
I wonder why?
