Little has been committed to hospitals three times in recent years, and in those cases doctors have said he is likely to harm other patients or staff due to his bipolar disorder. Little's mother told investigators he had also 'extensively harassed' a Muslim woman when he was in transitional housing. The complaint and Little's criminal history show a pattern of targeting Muslims, including U.S. 'We all want to assure the Muslim community, and members of all faith communities, that we respond to attacks on houses of worship at the highest levels and with utmost urgency,' Luger said. Luger declined to comment on Little's motives but said investigators are looking into his past for the potential added charges. Little made his second federal court appearance Thursday, pleading not guilty. His attorney did not return requests for comment Thursday. Little also faces a state arson charge for that fire. Little was arrested five days later in Mankato. Firefighters extinguished the blaze before it spread to the lower levels, but community leaders said damage estimates are around $50,000. On the night of April 24, the charges say, Little went to the Masjid Al Rahma mosque and started a fire on the third floor when worshipers and 40 day care children were in the building. The complaint alleges Little set both fires, but the arson charge is linked only to the second fire at Masjid Al Rahma, on Bloomington Avenue. The federal charges accuse Little, 36, of setting separate fires on April 23 and 24 at the Masjid Omar Islamic Center and Masjid Al Rahma mosque, acts that alarmed the Twin Cities Muslim community and raised concerns about safety at mosques and other gathering places.

'The investigation of Little is continuing, as we seek to learn more about his motivation and actions,' Luger said. Attorney Andrew Luger said prosecutors are considering additional civil rights charges. The hate crime charge is on top of an existing arson charge. Jackie Rahm Little, the man accused of setting fires at two Minneapolis mosques, was charged Thursday with a federal hate crime for intentionally damaging religious property.

A Taste of Love by Andrew Grey