Overview

• Jackie Rahm Little, 38, admitted in federal court to one count of arson and one count of damage to religious property for fires at mosques in Bloomington and Minneapolis.
• The arson count carries a five-year mandatory minimum under federal law, with the final sentence to be decided by U.S. District Judge Ann D. Montgomery.
• Prosecutors said Little set a gasoline-fueled blaze at Masjid Al-Rahma on April 24, 2023, causing more than $378,000 in damage and prompting evacuation of children in daycare.
• The prior day, Little ignited a cardboard box in a restroom at Masjid Omar Islamic Center, but the fire was interrupted before it spread.
• The FBI investigated the case, Assistant U.S. Attorney Evan B. Gilead is prosecuting, and local Muslim leaders described the attacks as part of a troubling pattern while urging treatment and accountability.