In San Francisco, a series of incidents culminating in a hate crime has led to the arrest and charging of an individual. The suspect, identified as Robert Gray, has been charged with felony vandalism and a special allegation of a hate crime. The charges come after Gray allegedly used his skateboard to break several windows at the Masjid Al-Tawheed mosque located in the Lower Nob Hill neighborhood on April 4. The attacks on the mosque involved the suspect smashing windows twice, making Islamophobic remarks, and writing 'You will burn in hell' on the mosque's wall. The San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) has been actively investigating the case, leading to Gray's arrest after he was caught on camera returning to the mosque area. The District Attorney's office, led by Brooke Jenkins, announced the charges, highlighting the racially motivated nature of the attack.
A San Francisco man accused of using his skateboard to smash several windows at a mosque in the Lower Nob Hill neighborhood last week has been charged with a hate crime, prosecutors said Thursday. https://t.co/bPdGFJJ9yQ
A San Francisco man accused of using his skateboard to smash several windows at a mosque in the Lower Nob Hill neighborhood last week has been charged with a hate crime, prosecutors said Thursday. https://t.co/naRAxXx36Q
1/ Today, District Attorney @BrookeJenkinsSF announced that Robert Gray has been charged with felony vandalism with a special allegation that this was a hate crime, for using his skateboard to break several windows at the Masjid Al-Tawheed mosque located in Nob Hill. https://t.co/hmFoiSZIB6
A man caught on camera smashing mosque windows with a skateboard was arrested Wednesday night, mosque leaders said. https://t.co/RZiYw0L7jF
UPDATE: Man who allegedly smashed San Francisco mosque windows with skateboard arrested after returning to the area twice in recent days. https://t.co/BRSYPc3eez
He used skateboard to break out windows of mosque near Polk & Sutter, then came back next day, breaking more windows, making Islamophobic remarks & writing “You will burn in hell” on wall. @SFPD investigating https://t.co/ddwoxBv42C
A San Francisco mosque had its windows smashed by a man wielding a skateboard on April 4. https://t.co/yB8FmGaeUb
The man has been charged with a hate crime in connection with a racially motivated attack of an Asian person in San Francisco’s Polk Gulch neighborhood last month, the district attorney’s office said Tuesday. https://t.co/KGyGelVfcS
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