Utah Man Indicted on Hate Crime Charge over Stabbing of Muslim Worker
Federal prosecutors say Peter Larsen asked mall employees if they were Muslim before stabbing a worker multiple times, and he faces life in prison if convicted.
- On Wednesday, a federal grand jury indicted Peter Larsen, 48, of Orem, Utah, for a federal hate crime involving the stabbing of a Muslim employee at Valley Fair Mall in West Valley City on July 13.
- Larsen allegedly purchased a knife at the Mall before approaching kiosk worker Syed Sohail Uddin, telling authorities he planned to 'make an exhibition of Muslims and hopefully be a catalyst so people would rid the country of Muslims.'
- The victim suffered 'multiple stab wounds all over his body and was bleeding profusely,' according to police; bystanders intervened, with one person punching Larsen repeatedly until he was subdued.
- Larsen is scheduled to appear in court on Thursday and faces a maximum penalty of life in prison. Assistant Attorney General Harmeet K. Dhillon stated, 'We will not tolerate violence motivated by religious hatred.'
- U.S. rights advocates note rising Islamophobia over two-plus decades following the September 11, 2001, attacks. Recent deadly violence includes a 2023 stabbing in Illinois and a 2026 San Diego mosque shooting that left five dead, including two teenage suspects.
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Utah man who stabbed Muslim multiple times indicted for hate crime by federal grand jury
Peter Larsen, 48, of Orem, Utah, was indicted by a federal grand jury "for the federal hate crime of willfully causing bodily injury to a victim because of his actual or perceived religion."
Utah man indicted on hate crime charge over stabbing of Muslim worker
A Utah man has been indicted on a federal hate-crime charge after buying a knife at a mall near Salt Lake City and stabbing a Muslim employee multiple times, including in the neck, according to prosecutors. Bystanders subdued the attacker and held him until police arrived. The stabbing happened on July 13 at the West Valley Mall in West Valley City, Utah. Police found the victim inside the mall with multiple stab wounds. Federal prosecutors said…
Utah man charged with hate crime after allegedly stabbing a Muslim man for his religion
What charges did the prosecutors issue regarding alleged mall stabbing in West Valley City? Utah man was indicted on hate crime charge for allegedly stabbing a Muslim man at West Valley Mall
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