Enderle was arrested Tuesday after a Walmart loss prevention officer looked into red spray paint sales at the retail chain s Dilworth, Minn., location, according to court documents. Video footage at the Walmart showed a man matching the description of the suspect buying spray paint at about 11:30 a.m. Saturday, the complaint said.
Police traced a receipt and a vehicle leaving the Walmart around that time to Enderle, according to the complaint.
Enderle said spray-painting the mosque was a joke, but he said he doesn t hate Muslims, the complaint said. He said he did it to get a reaction from the community and media, court documents alleged.
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A Moorhead man accused of spray-painting racially derogatory remarks and vulgarities on a Moorhead mosque over the weekend said he did it to get a reaction, according to charges filed Thursday.
Benjamin S. Enderle, 22, was charged in Clay County District Court with felony second-degree property damage and gross-misdemeanor bias harassment.
Enderle had a court hearing Thursday and remains jailed ahead of another hearing on May 11. Court records do not list an attorney for him.
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