(WASHINGTON D.C., 7/20/2022) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed the arrest of a Louisiana man who allegedly threatened to blow up a Shreveport Courthouse and made racial threats.
Patrick Duffy, 41, allegedly “messaged a person known to him about his plan to ‘blow up’ a Shreveport courthouse and to kill African Americans.” He was charged with one count of communicating false information of planned arson and one count of a hate crime.
SEE: Shreveport man accused of threatening to blow up courthouse, making violent racial threats
“We welcome this arrest as a clear sign that law enforcement authorities are taking threats targeting minority communities seriously,” said CAIR National Communications Coordinator Ismail Allison.
He added that Washington, D.C., based CAIR and the American Muslim community stand in solidarity with all those challenging antisemitism, anti-Black racism, xenophobia, Islamophobia, white supremacy and all other forms of bigotry.
CAIR’s mission is to protect civil rights, enhance understanding of Islam, promote justice, and empower American Muslims.
La misión de CAIR es proteger las libertades civiles, mejorar la comprensión del Islam, promover la justicia, y empoderar a los musulmanes en los Estados Unidos.
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CONTACT: CAIR National Deputy Director Edward Ahmed Mitchell, 404-285-9530, [email protected]; CAIR Government Affairs Director Robert McCaw, 202-742-6448, [email protected]; CAIR National Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper, 202-744-7726, [email protected]; CAIR National Communications Coordinator Ismail Allison, 202-770-6280, [email protected]