- Nicholas John Proffitt has been sentenced to 191 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, and ordered to pay restitution of $551,217.91 for the arson of the Cape Girardeau Islamic Center in Missouri.
- Proffitt, who had a history of attacking Islamic institutions, pleaded guilty to intentionally setting fire to the Islamic Center in April 2020, during the Islamic holiday month of Ramadan, causing significant damage to the building due to its religious character. Read More