Man charged with setting Houston mosque fire was a devout attendee

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Man charged with setting Houston mosque fire said he was a devout attendee

Houston man has been arrested in connection with a suspected arson at a mosque on Christmas Day.

A spokeswoman for the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives confirmed that the man was arrested early Wednesday, sometime after midnight, and appeared in court 7 a.m. Wednesday.

The suspect, Gary Nathaniel Moore, 37, of Houston, appeared in court at 7 a.m., spokeswoman Nicole Strong said.

According to a charging instrument released by the Harris County District Clerk, Moore told investigators at the scene that he has attended the mosque for five years, coming five times per day to pray seven days per week.

Moore told investigators he had been at the mosque earlier on Dec. 25 to pray, and had left at about 2 p.m. to go home. Moore told investigators he was the last person to leave the mosque and saw no smoke or other signs of fire when he left. He had returned to the scene after hearing about the fire from a friend.

Though the suspect said he was a regular at the mosque, MJ Khan, president of the Islamic Society of Greater Houston, which operates the mosque, said he was unfamiliar with Moore. "We are just looking into it ourselves," he said Wednesday morning after learning of the arrest.

"We are really very surprised and saddened by this whole thing," said Khan.

Using surveillance video from multiple businesses nearby, investigators were able to identify Moore, according to records. A search warrant of his home was conducted, in which investigators recovered a backpack and clothing that seemingly matched that which was seen in surveillance footage, as well as one half of a two-pack of charcoal lighter fluid bottles that seemed to match another lighter fluid bottle found inside the mosque.

http://www.chron.com/houston/article/Federal-officials-arrest-man-in-connection-with-6727623.php

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Sheesh.

[The Nature Boy 7,659]

Man charged with setting Houston mosque fire said he was a devout attendee

Houston man has been arrested in connection with a suspected arson at a mosque on Christmas Day.

A spokeswoman for the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives confirmed that the man was arrested early Wednesday, sometime after midnight, and appeared in court 7 a.m. Wednesday.

The suspect, Gary Nathaniel Moore, 37, of Houston, appeared in court at 7 a.m., spokeswoman Nicole Strong said.

According to a charging instrument released by the Harris County District Clerk, Moore told investigators at the scene that he has attended the mosque for five years, coming five times per day to pray seven days per week.

Moore told investigators he had been at the mosque earlier on Dec. 25 to pray, and had left at about 2 p.m. to go home. Moore told investigators he was the last person to leave the mosque and saw no smoke or other signs of fire when he left. He had returned to the scene after hearing about the fire from a friend.

Though the suspect said he was a regular at the mosque, MJ Khan, president of the Islamic Society of Greater Houston, which operates the mosque, said he was unfamiliar with Moore. "We are just looking into it ourselves," he said Wednesday morning after learning of the arrest.

"We are really very surprised and saddened by this whole thing," said Khan.

Using surveillance video from multiple businesses nearby, investigators were able to identify Moore, according to records. A search warrant of his home was conducted, in which investigators recovered a backpack and clothing that seemingly matched that which was seen in surveillance footage, as well as one half of a two-pack of charcoal lighter fluid bottles that seemed to match another lighter fluid bottle found inside the mosque.

http://www.chron.com/houston/article/Federal-officials-arrest-man-in-connection-with-6727623.php

Not a real Muslim

[Expat1 971]

White radical conservative redneck disguised behind a beard. What kind of wannabe jihadi uses charcoal lighter? That's a walmart shopper right there.

[lostinblue 1,989]

White radical conservative redneck disguised behind a beard. What kind of wannabe jihadi uses charcoal lighter? That's a walmart shopper right there.

They have already gotten everything they wanted from it. A headline, lots of outrage, and talk about Muslims needing special protections

They will bring it up again when they talk about "violent attacks against Muslims".They will still include this in their numbers without referencing any specifics..

[Expat1 971]

They have already gotten everything they wanted from it. A headline, lots of outrage, and talk about Muslims needing special protections

They will bring it up again when they talk about "violent attacks against Muslims".They will still include this in their numbers without referencing any specifics..

He's an infiltrator. His story is suspicious. No real Muslim makes prayer at the mosque 5X a day, 7 days a week. That flags him right there.

We'll be rubbing two sticks together to light a grill or campfire after all the bans and laws for this schtick kick in