Break in Murder of Coptic Family in New Jersey?

UPDATE: A second arrest has been made. Newsday:

Two people have been arrested in the murder of an Egyptian Christian family, authorities said Friday.

The suspects were to be arraigned Friday afternoon in state Superior Court. The Hudson County prosecutor's office would not release the identities of those arrested or the charges they face until they appear in court.

Via Opinion Bug we learn that there may be a break in the brutal murder of the family of Hossam Armanious, a Coptic Christian who many suspect was killed by online jihadis. 7 Online:

According to two sources very close to the investigation, the FBI has picked up a suspect they believe my have some ties to the murders of a Coptic Christian family in Jersey City.

The man in custody is a former tenant of the family's home and evidence was still being removed from the home as we arrived on the scene this afternoon.

According to our source the possible suspect was picked up this morning on Charles Street and is now being interrogated by the FBI at a location in Jersey City. Our source tells us that the man in custody is providing detailed information in the case although he claims he is not responsible for the murders....

But now the motive appears to be robbery. A big break came when authorities discovered that Armonious' ATM card had been used at several locations after the murder, and authorities got a picture of the suspect and his automobile.

The NY Post names the suspect:

Detectives picked up the man, identified by a relative as Edward McDonald, 25, after reviewing surveillance videos from ATMS in Jersey City and Manhattan, WABC-TV and WNBC-TV reported.

The ex-con was providing detailed information about the case but claimed a second man was responsible for the horrific slaying of the devout Coptic Christian family, WABC said.

We hope and pray that this case is solved soon. In fact, we hope and pray that the murder of Hossam Armanious, his wife, and his two daughters, age 16 and 8, were not religously motivated. We would like to think that Islamic jihadis stalking people via the internet is not a real threat.

However much I would like to think that, a number of reports indicate that the FBI and local police would like to think the same thing. In fact, various reports in the past have indicated that local police were ignoring the hate-crime angle altogether. Are the police ignoring the facts? more...

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Rep. Maurice Hinchey (D-NY) Featured Speaker at Pro-Terrorist Sponsored Rally

International ANSWER, the Marxist organization that masks its anti-American and pro-terrorist philosophies in the guise of being anti-Iraq war, will mark the second anniversary of the liberation of Iraq on March 19. Rep. Maurice "KKKarl Rove used Jeff Gannon to get Dan Rather fired" Hinchey (D-NY) is set to be the featured speaker at a rally near the SUNY New Paltz campus.

The Confederate Yankee all over this like dKos on gay Republicans.

You still think International ANSWER's real objection to the Iraq liberation campaign is that it was illegal and unilateral? Notice the day they were formed:

"The A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition formed on September 14, 2001."

That's right, three days after 9-11.

If you are dumb enough to believe their rhetoric, you're dumb enough to---well, you're just plain dumb!

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