Suspect in Custody for 'Suspicious' Backpack Is Marine Corps Reservist

[bijou]

An Ethiopian-born man, in custody for carrying a backpack with "suspicious items and products" inside Arlington National Cemetery overnight, is a U.S. Marine Corps reservist.

Yonathan Melaku, 22, of Alexandria, Va., was arrested Friday morning on suspicion of trespassing after he was found inside Arlington Cemetery overnight when the cemetery was closed, carrying "items which caused initial concerns about the public's safety," the FBI said in a written statement.

Melaku, a Marine Corps reservist lance corporal who is Muslim, remains in the custody of the United States Park Police. No charges have currently been filed against Melaku, who is believed to have acted alone.

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[rich_t]

Sources close to the investigation told Fox News that a notebook believed to belong to the man was also found containing threatening phrases like "Al Qaeda," "Taliban rule" and "defeated coalition forces."

Another practitioner of the so-called religion of peace I see.