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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