Posted on 01/28/2007 5:06:49 AM PST by atomic conspiracy
LEWISTON - No federal charges will be lodged against the city man who rolled a pig's head into a local mosque last year.
"We're not going forward with our prosecution," Assistant U.S. Attorney General Halsey Frank said Friday.
Brent Matthews, 33, said the frozen head slipped from his hands one night last summer and rolled through the open door of the Lisbon Street storefront that serves as a mosque for members of the Somali community. He was later arrested and charged with the misdemeanor of defacement and desecration of a place of worship.
The Maine Attorney General's Office was successful in getting the court to issue an injunction against Matthews under the Maine Civil Rights Act, ordering him to stay away from the mosque. If he were to violate that injunction, he could face up to a year in jail.
Agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation conferred with local police about the incident, investigating the possibility of charging Matthews with a federal hate crime.
But Matthews' attorney, James Howaniec said Thursday he was assured his client would not face federal charges.
hahaha
Those frozen pigs head are really slippery, could happen to anyone.
Actually, a century ago, when the US was a more agrarian society, many a farmboy grew up eating Scrapple.
Scrapple RecipeSet oven on medium heat.
Place pig's head on rack in oven.
Place baking dish below rack to catch drippings.
Once all the meat has dripped off the head into the pan, remove from oven.
Mix drippings in pan with corn meal to a thick consistency.
Spoon mixture into bread pans (or large coffee can works great) and allow to cool in refrigerator.
Slice into approx. one-inch slices and fry slices in skillet until golden brown on each side.
Serve with maple syrup and a tall glass of cold milk.Yum.
I believe him.
I always use Bac-O-Bits to avoid confusion about my intentions.
It's a great excuse. And it seems to open the door on pigs-head bowling at your local mosque. Which I believe is a freedom we must preserve at all costs.
Thanks for that great info, XR7.
As a pork fanatic, I would probably try something like this.
It sounds disgusting, but I'm guessing it's pretty damn good.
FReepers like you are a wealth of information.
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