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Iowa City business owner arrested after asking customer: 'Are you a terrorist?' [View all]
The owner of an Iowa City automotive repair shop was arrested on a harassment charge after police say he repeatedly asked a customer if he was a terrorist.
According to an Iowa City Police Department complaint, Cermak Automotive owner Chad Anton Cermak, 47, was charged with third degree harassment, a simple misdemeanor, after an incident at his business Monday.
At about 4 p.m. Monday, a customer entered the store, 1220 Gilbert Court, and Cermak made "multiple and repeated harassing statements to the customer," according to the complaint.
The comments included:
"Are you a Muslim?"
"Are you a terrorist?"
"Are you a suicide bomber?"
"Are you wearing a bomb vest?"
"How do you walk down the street without people fearing you?"
"Are you going to blow up my place of business?"
Read more: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/2018/01/09/police-iowa-city-business-owner-arrested-after-calling-customer-terrorist/1016174001/
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