Vandal Pleads Guilty In Islamic Center Hate Crime

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FORT COLLINS, Colo. (CBS4) - A man who vandalized the Islamic Center of Fort Collins pleaded guilty for the hate crime on Monday.

Joseph Giaquinto (credit: Fort Collins Police)

Surveillance video from March shows Joseph Giaquinto kicking the mosque. He also threw rocks and a bible through the window.

An image of the suspect (credit: CBS)

The Coloradoan reports he will be checked into a wellness court instead of jail.

There he will undergo therapy and psychiatric treatment. A judge changed his bond earlier this year so he could be treated for post-traumatic stress disorder.

Fort Collins News