A man was arrested in Florida Friday accused of attempting to set fire to a convenience store he thought was owned by Muslims, the Palm Beach Post reported. Richard Leslie Lloyd, a 64-year-old from Fort Pierce, Florida, reportedly told investigators that he wanted to “run the Arabs out of our country” and that he was targeting Muslims “due to what they are doing in the Middle East,” the Palm Beach Post reported based on the St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office.
Deputies who had been called to the store, the Met Mart in Port St. Lucie, Florida, found a dumpster that had been rolled in front of the store’s doors and set on fire. Lloyd was arrested on the scene and remains in custody on a $30,000 bond, according to the report.
The Met Mart was not open yet when the officials arrived Friday morning and its security shutters were still shut, the Palm Beach Post said. Lloyd is charged with first degree arson, according to the St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office.
He is 64 years old? Too much sun and hate ages you I guess.
I don’t see his Phi Beta Kappa key. Oh, alright, I don’t have one either.
A few questions come to mind:
Was the store actually run by Muslims? Or was he off the mark even in that estimation?
If so, are they also Arabs?
Did anyone ask this man about what he thinks “Muslims are doing in the Middle East?” I’d be curious to hear what his answer might have been, and how he thinks that affects daily life in Port St. Lucie, Florida to the extent that he thought an attack on a convenience store was his only option.
Such a distinguished-looking gentleman. Two things always rise to the top, cream and pond scum.
Stupid breeds stupid