Crime & Safety
Suspected Meriden Mosque Shooter Released on Bond
Ted Hakey Jr. was released on a $400,000 bond. He is suspected of shooting a mosque in Meriden shortly after the Paris terror attacks.
The man suspected of shooting an unoccupied Meriden mosque was released after he posted a $400,000 real estate bond Tuesday.
Ted Hakey Jr., 48, of Meriden was ordered to not possess any firearms or to consume alcohol during his release while waiting for trial, according to the Hartford Courant. He was held without bond in federal custody since his arrest in December.
The bond is secured on his mother’s home.
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He will be under house arrest at his mother’s Shelton home until his trial, which is scheduled in February.
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Hakey, a former U.S. Marine is accused of firing several shots at the Baitul Aman Mosque hours after the Paris terrorist attacks. He has posted several hateful messages about Muslims on social media, according to an arrest warrant affidavit.
He was charged with causing damage to a religious property through use of a dangerous weapon.
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