(KSTP) Criminal charges have been filed against the man accused of intentionally starting a fire inside a St. Paul mosque.
Said Murekezi, 42, is charged with second-degree arson, second-degree burglary of a religious building, and fifth-degree drug possession. He was discharged from jail about 36 hours before allegedly setting fire to the Oromo American Tawhid Islamic Center, according to jail booking information.
Murezeki was arrested Wednesday night.
Court records show Murekezi has multiple convictions, including one for arson stemming from an incident at the Dorothy Day Center in St. Paul in 2020.
Documents show he was sentenced to a year of supervised probation in November for that incident and underwent multiple mental health evaluations.
