A man suspected of starting the fire that heavily damaged the Islamic Center in Fort Pierce, Florida has been arrested.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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A man suspected of starting the fire that heavily damaged the Islamic Center in Fort Pierce, Florida has been arrested.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The crime was committed on the 15th anniversary of the 9\/11 terror attacks.<\/p>\n
\u201cA fire at any place of worship is a tragedy. Early evidence led to us to believe this was an arson attempt,\u201d St. Lucie County Sheriff\u2019s Chief Deputy Garry Wilson told reporters on Wednesday.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The sheriff\u2019s office said they arrested Joseph Michael Schreiber, 32, who had a previous conviction for armed robbery, 65 hours after the fire was started. The sheriff added that they followed up on community tips and surveillance footage, which showed a man leaving the mosque on a motorcycle.<\/p>\n
After obtaining a search warrant to investigate Schreiber’s home, a motorcycle found there matched the one seen on surveillance footage. Police were still at the home collecting evidence at the time of the Wednesday evening news conference.<\/p>\n
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