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Four Teens Charged In Antisemitic Vandalism
August 5, 2023
Pensacola Police investigators have made several arrests in the case involving multiple acts of vandalism. Most of the incidents involved graffiti containing antisemitic messages and symbols in the downtown and East Hill areas of Pensacola. Two of the incidents involved bricks with antisemitic messages being thrown through windows at Jewish places of worship.
Charged in the incidents were:
Waylon Moon Fowler, 17, charged with seven counts of felony criminal mischief enhanced to a hate crime, one count of misdemeanor criminal mischief, and one count of felony trespassing in a construction zone.
Wyatt Fox Fowler, 15, charged with seven counts of felony criminal mischief enhanced to a hate crime, one count of misdemeanor criminal mischief, and one count of felony trespassing in a construction zone.
Nicholas Pearce Ferry, 16, charged with four counts of felony criminal mischief enhanced to a hate crime, and pme count of felony trespassing in a construction zone.
Kessler Alexander Ferry, 18, charged with one count of felony criminal mischief enhanced to a hate crime.
Pensacola Police Chief Eric Randall said, “The extra hard work of investigators and many others in the Pensacola Police Department paid off today. We hope that these arrests can bring comfort and closure not only to those in our Jewish community, but to all citizens of this great city.”
“We will not tolerate hate crimes in the City of Pensacola,” Mayor D.C. Reeves added. “I greatly appreciate our PPD’s superb investigative work in recent days that clearly delivers an important message: if you conduct cowardly acts of hate in this city in an attempt to hurt or intimidate, we will find you and bring you to justice.”
PPD investigators say further arrests in this case are possible.
Pictured: (top) Kessler Ferry, Nicholas Ferry, (bottom) Wyatt Fowler, Waylon Fowler.
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19 Responses to “Four Teens Charged In Antisemitic Vandalism”
Have them wear a badge. Clean cobblestones, the toilets at the Jewish centers. Throw in the mosque. And the ARC. Maybe they will experience enough kindness from these folks to change their minds. Parents, where were you?
@fella57
If you see this as simple graffiti and vandalism, you need to re-assess a few things.
Zero tolerance for neo-Nazis and white supremacists.
@fella57
Good.
But see that enhanced to a hate crime part? They’ll get tried as adults.
They will be facing the same amount of time as someone would get for a armed robbery charge. All for some simple graffiti and vandalism
I totally agree with David. With the extermination of the Jewish people during the reign of Hitler, how in the world can anyone hate these people? I will never understand the hatred of other people toward the Jewish people.
@Charlotte Bates
No idea what you’re going on about. Parents are obviously still allowed to raise their children.
I do agree that the government is partially to blame. People like Marjorie Taylor Greene, Laurent Boebert, and even the former president spreading unfounded conspiracy theories about races and cultures they deem “the enemy” just adds fuel to the flames, and acts as a form to stochastic terrorism.
everyone besides Kessler are facing 18 years if they get the max scentence all for some simple graffiti.
But see that enhanced to a hate crime part? They’ll get tried as adults.
everyone besides Kessler are facing 18 years if they get the max scentence all for some simple graffiti. absolutely outrageous. free my boys
REGARDING:
“hatred toward the Jewish race. Over six million were slaughtered in the Hitler death camps during WWII. Enough is enough already. I am not ignoring the unreasonable hatred that persists in the present day toward members of the other “minority,” races of America. As I stated before, enough is enough.”
It would probably help if people understood that Judaism is not a race, not a bloodline, but rather a religious belief. There is much difference of opinion within those who call themselves Jews. Nonetheless, Jews are not a race of people. There are religious groups who have taught hatred against Judaism and its followers. It has resulted in much harm done to them through the centuries.
Other than that, I definitely agree with those who denounce those who spread hatred against those who disagree with them. After all, I have been known to disagree with certain people a time or two to myself.
David for love and kindness
@anne one of two:
From their parents, family, society.
Racism is a learned behavior. This area has excelled in teaching it.
rational: Blame the government. Can’t dripline your kid, or if you do, it’s jail time for the parent.
Why no pictures of these felony charged individuals?
There was no one in Tallahassee to release them after 5 pm on a Friday.
Charge a BIG fine to the parents. There seems to be no parenting of their own kids today.
For the life of me, I have never understood the reasoning of the twisted minds that drives the unreasonable hatred toward the Jewish race. Over six million were slaughtered in the Hitler death camps during WWII. Enough is enough already. I am not ignoring the unreasonable hatred that persists in the present day toward members of the other “minority,” races of America. As I stated before, enough is enough. My hat is off to the mayor. Racial hatred cannot be tolerated. We are obviously not alone on planet Earth, and in these days there should be some form of tolerance for people who are of different bloodlines than ourselves. The hatred has to go in this modern society so that people can live peacefully during their short time of their lives in this world. This may not be published, but I had to speak my heart today.
Why no pictures of these felony charged individuals? Here is what I found: The photo of the adult 18 year old is exempt for the public by Florida statute 119, which means he and his brother are law enforcement officer’s or other criminal justice affiliated family members. Nice. Now, the other two are juveniles. Their mug shots can be released if they are charged with felonies.
Instead of the slap on the wrist that they probably will receive they should be put to work cleaning their mess and repainting every building and structure they defaced and do it now in the heat. Good Job PPD
Looks like two pair of brothers. Where did they learn such evil ideas?
This reflects poorly on the parents. (Innocent or not.)
Play stupid games, win stupid prizes