Jim Hoft:
Another Day — Another Fake Hate Crime…
Local officials arrested Zuri C. Towns for vandalizing five black churches in a New Jersey community.
Zuri Towns was caught on surveillance video vandalizing one of the churches.
Zuri C. Towns is a black man.
The story made national news and the pastor of one of the churches was interviewed by local news.
Authorities have ruled out bias as the motive in the vandalism of five predominantly black churches after charging a 45-year-old Morristown resident on Sunday.
Zuri C. Towns attended services at one of the churches as a child, Morris County Prosecutor Fredric Knapp said.
“As a result of the investigation, no evidence was obtained that would indicate this was a bias incident which legally requires purpose to intimidate a person or group based upon their protected class,” authorities said in a news release announcing the arrest.
Towns has been charged with four counts of fourth-degree criminal mischief and one count of third-degree criminal mischief.
