Arrests Made in Antisemitic Vandalism
Pensacola Police investigators have made multiple arrests in the case involving multiple acts of vandalism. Most of the incidents involved graffiti containing antisemitic messages and symbols in the downtown and East Hill areas of Pensacola.
Two of the incidents involved bricks with antisemitic messages being thrown through windows at Jewish places of worship.
Charged in these incidents are:
Waylon Moon Fowler (06-13-06) who is charged with 7 counts of felony criminal mischief, enhanced to a hate crime. 1 count of misdemeanor criminal mischief, and 1 count of felony trespassing in a construction zone.
Wyatt Fox Fowler (03-29-08) who is charged with 7 counts of felony criminal mischief, enhanced to a hate crime. 1 count of misdemeanor criminal mischief, and 1 count of felony trespassing in a construction zone.
Nicholas Pearce Ferry (02-23-07) who is charged with 4 counts of felony criminal mischief enhanced to a hate crime, and 1 count of felony trespassing in a construction zone.
Kessler Alexander Ferry (01-31-05) charged with 1 count of felony criminal mischief enhanced to a hate crime.
Pensacola Police Chief Eric Randall said “The extra hard work of investigators and many others in the Pensacola Police Department paid off today. We hope that these arrests can bring comfort and closure not only to those in our Jewish community, but to all citizens of this great city.”
Pensacola Mayor D.C. Reeves added “We will not tolerate hate crimes in the City of Pensacola. I greatly appreciate our PPD’s superb investigative work in recent days that clearly delivers an important message: if you conduct cowardly acts of hate in this city in an attempt to hurt or intimidate, we will find you and bring you to justice.”
PPD investigators say further arrests in this case are possible.
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