White Supremacist jailed for torching Tennessee Islamic Centre
WASHINGTON — A White Supremacist who admitted to torching an Islamic mosque in Columbia, Tennessee, has been sent to jail for 14 years.
Michael Corey Golden, and his cohorts had constructed molotov cocktails which they used to burn the mosque. They also painted Swastikas on the building and painted slogans such as “White Power” on the walls of the Islamic Center of Columbia Feb. 9, 2008.
Golden, 24, previously admitted to the court that he constructed Molotov cocktail explosive devices, ignited them and used them to destroy the mosque on Feb. 9, 2008. The mosque was ruined.
He also admitted that while he burned down the mosque, a co-defendant painted swastikas and the phrase “White Power” on the building’s walls. The other two defendants, Jonathan Edward Stone and Eric Ian Baker, previously pleaded guilty and are scheduled to be sentenced in December.
“The right to worship without fear of this kind of violent interference is among our most fundamental civil rights,” said Thomas E. Perez, Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division. “We will aggressively prosecute anyone who seeks to intimidate or injure any congregation because of what they believe, how they worship or who they are.”
“Every Muslim who saw the news photos with the Swastika painted on the burned out Islamic center was victimized by this attack. Today, they can clearly see that American law enforcement stands strongly with them to guarantee their freedoms to worship and assemble,” said ATF Nashville Field Division Special Agent in Charge James M. Cavanaugh.
“The FBI is committed to protecting the civil rights of all people through the enforcement of federal civil rights statutes,” said FBI Memphis Division Special Agent in Charge My Harrison. “The destruction of any place of worship will not be ignored and the FBI will make every effort to bring those who commit such heinous acts to justice.”
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