Man arrested after impersonating agent outside Lakeville mosque
A man who claimed to be a military officer and later a federal agent was arrested shortly before noon Friday outside Lakeville Masjid at 8670 210th Street West in Lakeville.[1]
He provided no proof of his claims and was taken into custody, police said.[1] Officers recovered a pocketknife, a box cutter and suspected illicit narcotics at the scene.[1] There is currently no evidence the mosque was targeted for religious reasons.[1] He was booked into Dakota County Jail on charges tied to the incident.[1]
The suspect is known to Lakeville police from prior mental-health-related contacts, police said.[1] Imam Huzaifa Ahmed said the disturbance has heightened fear among mosque members amid wider anti-Muslim rhetoric.[1]
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- Incident occurred shortly before noon Friday at Lakeville Masjid, 8670 210th Street West in Lakeville.
- The man claimed to be a military officer and later a federal agent but provided no proof and was arrested.
- Police recovered a pocketknife, a box cutter and suspected illicit narcotics; there is currently no evidence of a religiously motivated targeting of the mosque.
- The suspect is known to Lakeville police from prior mental-health-related contacts and was booked into Dakota County Jail on charges tied to this incident.
- Imam Huzaifa Ahmed says the incident has heightened fear among mosque members amid wider anti-Muslim rhetoric.
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