Police Arrests Man for Vandalizing Islamic Center
On Saturday, Police Chief Jerry Dyer said the perpetrator, identified as 28-year-old Asif Mohammad Khan, caused more than $10,000 in damage at the Islamic Cultural Center of Fresno (ICCF).
Khan broke a number of windows, bleached an American flag, and vandalized a nearby medical office among other things, said the police chief.
Police suspects the case might be a hate crime as a mosque has been targeted, Dyer noted.
Samia Khan, the suspect’s sister, said his brother was suffering from a mental illness and therefore not guilty.
Fresno police investigators will notify the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) whether the move was a hate crime after they interrogate the suspect, Dyer said.
Khan’s family has apologized for desecration of the mosque, Samia said adding the family was part of the city’s Muslim community.
Source: Press TV
