Talking Points Memo
By Caitlin Cruz
December 22, 2015
Police
found an explosive device Sunday in the home of a 55-year-old Richmond,
California man who allegedly threatened to harm the local Muslim
community, according to
a local report.
Police
evacuated William Celli's neighborhood when they found a device at his
home on Sunday and detonated it, Bay Area TV station KPIX reported.
Celli was arrested and
booked into county jail on Sunday afternoon, according to the report.
KPIX
reported a tipster told police Thursday that a man was making devices
and threatening to harm Muslims. But while law enforcement said Celli's
statements attracted
their attention, police wouldn't elaborate on the threats, according to
the report.
"We
thank law enforcement authorities for their swift action and we will
monitor this alleged case of domestic terrorism closely as it moves
through the legal system,"
said Zahra Billoo, executive director of the San Francisco Bay Area
chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations.
Celli
frequently posted on Facebook, where he appeared to align himself with
Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump. In October, Celli
wrote: "I'll follow this
MAN to the end of the world."
Celli also posted: "Donald Trump’s on again I’m feeling good about myself."
He's
also posted about undocumented immigrants who have "invaded" America
and wrote that Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is turning Canada
into "A LEFT WING POT
SMOKIN WELFARE STATE (sic)".
This
wouldn't be the first time an apparent Trump supporter allegedly
committed a hate crime. In August, two Boston men cited Trump's
anti-immigrant campaign rhetoric
when explaining to police why they beat up and urinated on a homeless
man. The candidate initially called those followers "passionate" before
condemning their crime in stronger terms.
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