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Well that's kinda freaky. I used to go to Woodfield Mall a lot when I lived in Arlington Heights. Glad I wasn't there, but I certainly could have been if this had happened just a few years ago.
What was the deal with this knucklehead?
BTW OP, your link isn't loading right. I can see a lot of it, but it's obviously coming out wrong. Not sure what's wrong with it.
Apparently, the terrorism charge has to do with the amount of businesses affected as the dollar amount of damage ... not that he had ties to a terrorist organization.
Doesn't terrorism require some kind of political motive?
Here's a quote that explains the charges:
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Schaumburg police announced at 2:30 Sunday morning that the Cook County State's Attorney had authorized two charges against Garcia: terrorism, which is a Class X state felony-the most severe category of felony charges in Illinois.
"State charge based on any act that causes substantial damage to any building containing (5) or more businesses of any type" police said in a statement. "Substantial damage means monetary damages greater than $100,000."
Garcia is also charged with felony Criminal Damage to Property. He was to appear in Cook County bond court later Sunday.
Terrorism, the systematic use of violence to create a general climate of fear in a population and thereby to bring about a particular political objective.
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