Richard Dale Morrison
Richard Dale Morrison (born August 20, 1973) pled guilty to Damaging Religious Property for setting fire to an all-black Church of Christ in Henderson, Nevada, in 1996. He was the first person charged under the Church Arson Prevention Act passed earlier that year.
On conviction, Judge Philip Pro (sitting in the United States District Court for the District of Nevada) sentenced Morrison to 63 months in Federal prison. He served the latter part of his sentence at the high-security United States Penitentiary, Victorville.[1]
In March 2003, Morrison was charged with a misdemeanor offense for assaulting "American Taliban" John Walker Lindh as he knelt for evening prayers in the chapel at U.S.P. Victorville.[1] Lindh was left with only minor bruising.[2] Reports suggested that the issue was the result of a feud between Muslims and White Supremacists.[3]
The assault saw Morrison face a further 6 months in prison.[citation needed] He was released on March 2, 2006.[citation needed]
[edit] References
- ^ a b David Rosenzweig and John Johnson (July 04 2003). "Fellow Prisoner Is Charged With Assault on Lindh". Los Angeles Times. http://articles.latimes.com/2003/jul/04/local/me-lindh4.
- ^ Bootie Cosgrove-Mather (March 6, 2003). "American Taliban In Prison Scuffle". CBS News. http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/03/06/national/main543020.shtml.
- ^ Washington Post via Reuters, "Inmate Charged with Assault on 'American Taliban'" Thursday, July 3, 2003
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