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Texas Man Charged with Making Threats Against Islamic Center

Jun 21, 2012 at 01:11 pm by Bryan Barrett


A 24-year old from Corpus Christi, Texas, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Nashville in connection with threats against the Islamic Center of Murfreesboro. Jerry Martin, U-S District Attorney for the Middle Tennessee District, says the indictment against Javier Alan Correa was handed down Thursday morning...

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Martin says Correa allegedly called the Islamic Center of Murfreesboro on September 5th, leaving a message that QUOTE "On September 11th, 2011, there's going to be a bomb in the building." He says the indictment should send a loud and clear message...

The Islamic Center of Murfreesboro construction site has been vandalized on multiple occasions, including in August of 2010, when some construction equipment was set on fire by arsonists who remain at large...

Correa faces up to 20-years in prision if found guilty by the courts. 

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