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Saint Louis County man accused of threatening Muslim family

 

Leonard Debello
Leonard Debello

ST. LOUIS (AP) — A 71-year-old Saint Louis County man is charged with unlawful use of a weapon after a Muslim family said he threatened to kill them while they were looking at a rental home.

The Saint Louis Post-Dispatch reports Leonard Debello was charged yesterday and held on $15,000 bond.

Saint Louis County police say Debello saw a husband, wife and their four children in his neighborhood on Feb. 21 as they were looking at a house.

Prosecutors say Debello drove by the victims and shouted, “You Muslim? All of you should die.” They say Debello went into his house and came out with a gun, which he pointed at the victims and said, “You, your wife and your kids have to die.”

It was unclear if he had obtained an attorney

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