Charges brought against Christian terrorist

NEW CHARGES FILED AGAINST ALLEGED SHOOTER OF ARAB-AMERICAN - TOPAssociated Press, 3/2/06http://www.al.com/newsflash/regional/index.ssf?/base/news-19/1141312457307410.xml&storylist=alabamanewsTUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) - Police in Tuscaloosa have filed new charges against a man accused of shooting an Arab-American a week ago today on the Strip.Lieutenant Loyd Baker, who commands the Tuscaloosa County Metro homicide unit, said 23-year-old Jason Michael Gardner now faces three additional counts of attempted murder. He already had been charged with attempted murder and was charged with shooting into an occupied vehicle.Baker said the additional charges were filed because the victim's wife and two children were in the van at the time of last Thursday night's shooting outside the Quick Grill restaurant.26-year-old Nabil Chagri, a native of Morrocco, was shot in the head and back and has since been released from a Tuscaloosa hospital.The F-B-I is investigating the shooting to determine if a hate crime was committed because Gardner allegedly shouted racial slurs at the victim. Gardner's attorney has said racism was not a factor. (MORE)