Post by Logan on Jun 16, 2016 2:01:32 GMT -6
Fear, Caution and Anger on Display as Quran-Wielding Man Arrested in Denton
Nerves are raw across the nation in the aftermath of the terrorist attack in Orlando, as the city of Denton found Wednesday morning when a screaming man carrying an armload of Qurans tried to gain entry to a courthouse.
On Wednesday morning, Peshwaz Azad Waise walked into the Denton County Courthouse wielding a stack of Qurans and hollering that he needed to give them to the judges, witnesses say. “Who’s the judge? I’m the king,” recalls Juan Perales, who saw him pacing back in forth in front of the metal detectors.
Despite social media reports, Waise wasn’t wearing long robes, but simply shorts that were too large for him, a blue button-up shirt and a loosely wrapped head scarf. His beard wasn’t long, but scruffy. “I hate to say it, but he looked Middle Eastern,” Perales says.
Some witnesses claim he was tackled inside the building, and others say he was running outside of the courthouse when law enforcement officials detained him. Witnesses agree that he was screaming, “Get your hands off me! You’re hurting me!”
Read more: www.dallasobserver.com/news/fear-caution-and-anger-on-display-as-quran-wielding-man-arrested-in-denton-8397032
Nerves are raw across the nation in the aftermath of the terrorist attack in Orlando, as the city of Denton found Wednesday morning when a screaming man carrying an armload of Qurans tried to gain entry to a courthouse.
On Wednesday morning, Peshwaz Azad Waise walked into the Denton County Courthouse wielding a stack of Qurans and hollering that he needed to give them to the judges, witnesses say. “Who’s the judge? I’m the king,” recalls Juan Perales, who saw him pacing back in forth in front of the metal detectors.
Despite social media reports, Waise wasn’t wearing long robes, but simply shorts that were too large for him, a blue button-up shirt and a loosely wrapped head scarf. His beard wasn’t long, but scruffy. “I hate to say it, but he looked Middle Eastern,” Perales says.
Some witnesses claim he was tackled inside the building, and others say he was running outside of the courthouse when law enforcement officials detained him. Witnesses agree that he was screaming, “Get your hands off me! You’re hurting me!”
Read more: www.dallasobserver.com/news/fear-caution-and-anger-on-display-as-quran-wielding-man-arrested-in-denton-8397032