ASU police make arrest in vandalism incident involving Quran in campus library prayer room

UpwshaDecember 10, 2021

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bd528d42-bf26-4a07-b2ad-8732942346af-Torn_pages — Torn up pages of the Quran and Islamic literature found in the Interfaith Reflection Room at ASU's Hayden Library on Dec. 8. Police have made an arrest in connection to the incident.

By Alison Steinbach Arizona Republic

(AZCENTRAL) Arizona State University police said they arrested an individual related to a destroyed Quran and other damage in the Hayden Library on the Tempe campus.

Wesley Waggoner, 37, was arrested and charged with criminal damage “for causing significant damage to library property, including a Quran from the interfaith reflection area,” according to a Friday morning police statement.

“Laborious police work, thorough investigating and cognizance from the library staff is what brought this incident to a quick resolution,” ASU Police Chief Michael Thompson said in a statement.