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Suspect Arrested In Quba Islamic Institue Fire Is Homeless Man With Criminal Record, Who Claims He Lit Fire “To Keep Warm”

This fire at a storage bldg. at an Islamic center in Houston was immediately denounced as a hate crime. Turns out to be a homeless man who broke in and set a fire to keep warm.

Via Chron:

Houston arson investigators have made an arrest in the early morning fire Friday at an Islamic center on the city’s southeast side, fire department officials said late Monday.

Darryl Ferguson, 55, of Houston, has been charged with felony first degree arson for the fire, according to HFD investigators.

The arrest was announced at a 6 p.m. news conference at HFD’s arson headquarters.

Investigators say the suspect “rolled up on his bicycle” to speak to them about the fire during an on-scene investigation Monday.

The son of the imam at Quba Islamic Institute had said arson investigators with the Houston Fire Department told him that an accelerant was used in the fire that broke out about 5:30 a.m. but the department released no further information.

A storage building at the site and its contents, giant doors, rolls of carpet and other construction materials was a near total loss, center officials had said. The community center, which caters to about 100 families, was closed at the time of the fire, and no one was inside. No injuries were reported.

The possibility of religious targeting brought calls for state and federal investigations from the Texas office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations.

So is he a rabid anti-Muslim bigot? Well, not so much, more like a homeless man with criminal history including burglary:

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The previous criminal history including: Credit card abuse, trespassing charges, possession controlled substance and prostitution.
Joel Eisenbaum @KPRCJoel Follow

BREAKING: Islamic Center Arson suspect just told me he set the fire to stay warm MORE @KPRC2 #HouNews

Syan Rhodes @SyanRhodes Follow

I just asked Islamic Center arson suspect why he did it...he said it was an accident.
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