Prosecutors have surfaced new statements from the man suspected of setting fire to an Islamic center in Houston, including that he “hated Muslims.”
“He told a nearby convenience store clerk that he hated Muslims, they got what they deserved, and things happen for a reason,” Harris County District Attorney Devon Anderson said at a probable cause hearing on Tuesday, KPRC reported.
Daryl Ferguson, a 55-year-old homeless man who has a criminal record, confessed to burning down one of three buildings at the Quba Islamic Institute last week. Ferguson previously told a KPRC reporter that he lit the fire to stay warm.
Authorities haven’t commented on a motive for the arson or whether they were investigating the arson as a hate crime.
An imam at the Quba Institute on Monday told KPRC that members of the center have received direct threats online since the fire.
More news from the land of Duh. I believe, by definition, a guy that sets fire to an Islamic center hates Muslims.
Hmmm.
When I first read the reporter asking the “…did you burn it to stay warm…” question, a bell went off in my head. I thought it was incredibly leading. Ferguson recognized it being a good defense and went with it.
Very interesting this new info. I’m sure our resident commenter will set us all straight. Wouldn’t want to jump to conclusions.
If you hate Muslims, stay a Christian, leave other peoples’ religion alone. Asshole!
Likely, I’ll hafta’ admit-- and I’m just guessing here-- that you’ll be proven correct.
But if not? Then I really didn’t. And you aren’t.
Unless you read the entire body of my comment.
You did read it-- right?
The whole entirety of all of it?
If you didn’t? You couldn’t possibly know what I know for sure.
jw1
Here 'ya go O’reilly, Fox, et al. - here’s some of your fucking “Holy War”.