A Minneapolis man charged with setting fires at two Minneapolis mosques in 2023 pleaded guilty Wednesday to federal arson and hate crime charges. Jackie Rahm Little, who has a history of severe mental illness, appeared in court after U.S. District Judge Ann Montgomery ruled that the 38-year-old was competent to proceed following treatment.

Little ignited a cardboard box in the bathroom of Masjid Omar Islamic Center inside a Somali mall on East 24th Street on April 23, 2023. The flames did not spread, and mosque members extinguished them.

The next day, a security camera recorded Little entering Masjid Al Rahma on Bloomington Avenue with a gasoline can just before flames erupted from the third floor.

The fire at Masjid Al Rahma, also known as Mercy Center, caused extensive damage, but no

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