On Thursday, Randolph Linn, the guy accused of setting fire to Toledo’s landmark mosque, was indicted on two Federal hate crime charges. There’s an interesting detail that appears in the FBI press release about his indictment (that doesn’t appear in his indictment). A witness came forward saying that Linn complained about how Muslims responded to the Innocence of Muslims video.
On October 2, a woman contacted law enforcement and identified the man in the photos as Randolph Linn. The woman stated that she knew Linn and that he had recently made anti-Muslim comments. Specifically, she stated that Linn had complained about the international Muslim community’s reaction to the anti-Muslim video on Youtube; recent attacks on United States’ embassies; and the deaths of U.S. military personnel in the Middle East. She further stated that Linn complained that Muslims in this country get a “free pass,” according to the affidavit.
The woman recognized the sweatshirt as one Linn owned and stated that the three months earlier, Linn had purchased a red, SUV-type vehicle that matched the vehicle in the surveillance footage at the Islamic Center, according to the affidavit. [my emphasis]
So this guy allegedly responded to a bunch of protests and–in a few cases–burning diplomatic buildings by setting fire to a mosque.
I guess this guy’s mother never told him that two arsons don’t make a right.