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Texas man charged with hate crime for January mosque fire
Source: Reuters
U.S. | Thu Jun 22, 2017 | 5:33pm EDT
Texas man charged with hate crime for January mosque fire
A federal grand jury in Victoria, Texas, has charged Marq Perez, 25, with a hate crime on suspicion of setting fire to a mosque there on Jan. 28, the U.S. Justice Department said on Thursday.
If convicted, Perez faces up to 20 years in federal prison, 10 years for possessing an unregistered destructive device and another 10 years for use of fire to commit a felony, along with a maximum fine of $250,000, the department said in a statement.
The fire at the Victoria Islamic Center, about 125 miles (200 km) southwest of Houston, was seen by Islamic rights groups as part of a growing wave of bigotry toward Muslims in the United States.
A lawyer for Perez, who is in custody, was not immediately available for comment. He is facing charges that include damage to a religious property, the department said.
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Texas man charged with hate crime for January mosque fire
A federal grand jury in Victoria, Texas, has charged Marq Perez, 25, with a hate crime on suspicion of setting fire to a mosque there on Jan. 28, the U.S. Justice Department said on Thursday.
If convicted, Perez faces up to 20 years in federal prison, 10 years for possessing an unregistered destructive device and another 10 years for use of fire to commit a felony, along with a maximum fine of $250,000, the department said in a statement.
The fire at the Victoria Islamic Center, about 125 miles (200 km) southwest of Houston, was seen by Islamic rights groups as part of a growing wave of bigotry toward Muslims in the United States.
A lawyer for Perez, who is in custody, was not immediately available for comment. He is facing charges that include damage to a religious property, the department said.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-texas-mosque-idUSKBN19D2NL
