Prosecutors say a man was charged with hate crime for vandalizing the Islamic center

Man charged with hate crime for vandalizing Islamic center at Rutgers, prosecutors say. Man accused of vandalizing center at New Jersey's flagship university on Muslim holiday of Eid-al-Fitr. He has been charged with a hate crime, federal prosecutors announced Monday. He is accused of targeting the Islamic center on the Muslim holiday.

Jacob Beacher is accused of stealing a Palestinian flag and causing $40,000 in damage to religious artifacts at Rutgers University during the Eid-al-Fitr holiday. Beacher was charged with a hate crime after a break-in at the Islamic Center. He has been charged with the crime.