Ottawa man facing more charges after 2nd incident at Islamic centre
An Ottawa man charged two weeks ago with vandalizing a mosque and Islamic centre has been charged after another incident at one of the buildings early Tuesday.
Ottawa police said they were called early Tuesday morning to a business in the 300 Block of Bank Street after reports that a man was threatening employees and customers.
Police said when they arrived they saw a man making threats toward people and confronted him. They say the man became "combative" and broke free from the arresting officers.
The 27-year-old was arrested further down the street, where police said in a news release "he caused mischief with intent to an Islamic Centre/Mosque."
He faces charges of resisting a peace officer, assault with intent to resist arrest, causing a disturbance, criminal harassment, two counts of mischief and two counts of failure to comply with a recognizance.
Charged in earlier incidents
The same man was charged April 14 with two counts of mischief and one count of assaulting a police officer after two incidents of vandalism.
On April 12 at least one window was smashed at the Islam Care Centre on Somerset Street West and a window at the Ottawa Mosque on Northwestern Avenue was also shattered.
Police said after that incident they received a phone call from a man who wanted to turn himself in, and that during the arrest he allegedly assaulted one of the arresting officers.
On April 19 a hateful message was left at the Islam Care Centre and a fire was set behind the building. No charges have been laid in that incident.
