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Houston Man Charged With Felony Terroristic Threat Over Ismaili Center Incident

Investigators cite surveillance video alongside witness accounts to support the charge.

Overview

  • Jacolby Poindexter, who was arrested Saturday and released Sunday on a $30,000 bond, faces a felony terroristic threat charge.
  • Police say he drove onto the Ismaili Center property on April 11 on Allen Parkway and yelled that he would return to kill Muslims and Jews.
  • The Houston Police Department’s Hate Crimes Unit linked a silver Toyota seen on surveillance video to Poindexter using license plate and driver records.
  • In an April 22 interview, Poindexter admitted being at the center and voicing hostile views about Islamic people, while denying that he made death threats.
  • The center increased security and reported disrupted operations, and the case now heads to a June 30 arraignment in Harris County court.