The man, who did not want to share his name, came to the police station of his own free will. Investigators also spoke to a person who commented on the post.
“The threat was not real, I was never going to do that, it was all fake,” the man said while leaving the police station.
Bridgeview Police Chief Walter Klimek said both individuals were released pending further investigation.
“On Monday, a Bridgeview detective will go to the Grand Jury to obtain a subpoena for six months of Facebook records. From there, a determination will be made if there are any elements of crime in regards to this incident,” Klimek said in a written statement.
There is always security at the Mosque Foundation in Bridgeview for busy Friday services, but after the threat, there are more precautions.
“The main goal is just security and safety right now, we want to make sure that they don’t have any worries coming here to pray today, and our goal is to make them safe and feel secure,” said Chief Walter Klimek, Bridgeview Police Department.
On Monday a man posted hateful comments and threats to the mosque on social media. The comments were pulled down but brought to the attention of the mosque, Bridgeview police and the FBI.
“He did make threats to the mosque itself, the building itself, he definitely has issues with the community, that raised a lot of red flags for us, that’s why we called the FBI to get involved and try to assist us,” Klimek said.
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