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Federal hate crime charges likely against Moorhead mosque vandal, former US Attorney says Former U.S. Attorney for North Dakota Tim Purdon said it's typical for state charges to come first. Written By: Matt Henson | 10:34 pm, Apr. 28, 2021 FARGO — State charges are already rolling in the case of a man accused of vandalizing a mosque in Moorhead, and federal charges are likely to follow. Former U.S. Attorney for North Dakota Tim Purdon said cases like these take time to build. "I would be surprised if federal charges are not brought in this case," he said. ...

Man accused of vandalizing Minnesota mosque says it was joke April 29, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail MOORHEAD, Minn. (AP) — A man accused of spray-painting hate messages on a Minnesota mosque told police he meant it as a joke, according to a complaint filed Thursday. Benjamin Enderle, 22, of Moorhead, is charged with criminal damage to property and misdemeanor harassment with bias, both felonies, in the vandalism that was discovered early Sunday. He made his first court appearance Thursday morning and told a judge that "I regretted doing it right after I did it.” Authorities said Enderle vand...

KVRR Local News Walmart employee aids police in tracking down Moorhead mosque vandalism suspect "This person in particular got it narrowed down to the time frame of when this incident happened and then gave that information to one of our detectives." April 28, 2021 His arrest is being credited to a Walmart store employee. “An investigator came out when the mosque had video ready for us and we started working on the case,” Moorhead Police Chief Shannon Monroe said. Monroe recounts how a Walmart security officer single handedly tracked down a suspect of a hate crime. “Come the next day we...

KVRR Local News JUDGE SET BOND AT $40,000 WITHOUT CONDITIONS OR $20,000 WITH CONDITIONS April 29, 2021 Twenty-two-year-old Benjamin Enderle is charged with felony harassment with bias and felony criminal damage to property. Enderle is accused of spray painting hate messages at the Moorhead Fargo Islamic Center.  “Death to Islam” and “Go to Hell” were among the words painted on the building’s exterior. According to court documents, Enderle admitted to police that he was responsible for the vandalism and said “he did it as a joke.” Enderle also told police that he “doesn’t ha...

volunteers remove spray paint from Moorhead Fargo Mosque on Apr. 26 (Bonnie Amistadi KFGO) MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR KFGO) – Charges have been filed against a Moorhead man in connection with vandalism at a Moorhead mosque. Twenty-two-year-old Benjamin Enderle is charged with felony criminal damage to property and harassment with bias.  The charges are both felonies. Enderle is accused of spray painting hate messages at the Moorhead Fargo Islamic Center.  Words including “Death to Islam and “Go to Hell” were painted in several places on the building’s exterior. According to court docum...