Police in Brooklyn have the man they were searching for in custody in connection with a Williamsburg hate crime investigation, but they say a number of alibis provided by the suspect is delaying any charges in the case.
Authorities released surveillance video and a mug shot of Rubin Ubiles, initially believed to be behind the burning of 12 Jewish mezuzahs.
Ubiles spent the night at the police precinct, while detectives try and sort through the web of alibis he spun as he tries to beat this fiery rap.
In a rambling diatribe before he was taken into custody, Ubiles took to Facebook to proclaim his innocence. He posted that he believes arson would be a waste of time and that he is friends with Jews.
“I don’t like fires,” he wrote. “Been threw too many of those to attempt to threaten a community that has not violated me.”
Ubiles has an extensive criminal history with more than 50 arrests, most dealing with assault or drug-related offenses. None of the incidents involve hate crimes.
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