Oakland County Prosecutor Charges Northville Man for Anti-Muslim Incident at Somerset Mall

PONTIAC, Mich. - Oakland County Prosecutor KAREN D. McDONALD charged Subi Saad, a 53-year-old resident of Northville, with a Hate Crime, Aggravated Indecent Exposure, and Disturbing the Peace.

On May 11, the defendant allegedly accosted two men inside a store at Somerset Mall with vulgar remarks about Islam and threatened them with violence, saying he had a gun in his car. The defendant was escorted from the mall and informed he would be banned from the property. He then allegedly created a disturbance and loudly shouted vulgarities at police officers in the parking lot. Later in the day, while incarcerated, the defendant allegedly exposed himself to corrections officers.

"No one should be harassed or threatened because of their religion," said Prosecutor McDonald. "This defendant allegedly targeted two patrons because they were Muslim and subjected numerous workers and shoppers to profane and sexual rantings. This behavior is never acceptable."

A Hate Crime is punishable by two years in prison and/or a $5,000 fine. Aggravated Indecent Exposure is punishable by two years in prison and/or a $2,000 fine. Disturbing the Peace is a misdemeanor punishable by 90 days in jail and/or a $500 fine.

Charges are accusations, and individuals are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.

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