- Baltimore police arrested 66-year-old Assadollah Hashemi on August 10, 2024, in connection with a fire set outside the Jewish Museum of Maryland on August 4, 2024, which is being investigated as a possible hate crime.
- Surveillance video captured a man matching Hashemi’s description igniting objects at the museum’s front gate and fleeing in a silver Chrysler 300; the license plate was linked to him despite being registered to a different vehicle and an outdated address.
- Hashemi, who has a history of fire-related crimes, was apprehended by SWAT officers at his residence, following a prior incident on July 24, 2024, where police intervened in a behavioral crisis involving him burning a trash container.
- He faces charges of second-degree arson and first-degree attempted malicious burning, with damages to the museum exceeding $1,000; federal agents are assisting in the investigation. Read More
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