Nearly 15 months after an Indiana man set fire to the Islamic Center of Greater Toledo, members of the mosque will celebrate a “Grand Reopening” and express their thanks to the public with tours and a dinner program Dec. 14. … Continue reading
Randolph Linn is behind bars after pleading guilty to federal arson and related crimes committed at the Islamic Center of Greater Toledo, but local Muslim leaders are concerned there may be more people like him out there. Linn, a 52-year-old truck driver … Continue reading
A third crime has been added to the charges filed against an Indiana man arrested for the arson fire at the Islamic Center of Greater Toledo. Randolph Linn, 52, of St. Joe, Indiana, was charged in October with one count each of … Continue reading
After a week dealing with the devastation that a fire caused at the Islamic Center of Greater Toledo, members and friends of Toledo’s Muslim community were able to gather for prayer. Congregants did so under a tent Sunday because on Sept. 30 an … Continue reading
Watching Randy Linn in court last month was unsettling. He pleaded guilty to defacing religious property, using fire to commit a felony, and carrying a firearm as he walked through the Islamic Center of Greater Toledo last Sept. 30. He accepted a … Continue reading
The Indiana man accused of setting fire to a prayer room at the Islamic Center of Greater Toledo has been charged with hate crimes in a federal indictment. Officials announced Thursday Randolph Linn, 52, of St. Joe, Indiana was charged … Continue reading
Investigators say a fire inside a landmark mosque in Ohio was intentionally set. Little information was being released Monday about the fire at the Islamic Center of Greater Toledo. The blaze broke out Sunday and caused both smoke and water … Continue reading