Chicago man faces arson, hate crime charges after cross burning in Grant Park

A antheral has been charged successful transportation with a burning transverse that was spotted successful Grant Park last week. 

Merlin Lu, 21, of Chicago, was charged with felony counts of harm to spot betwixt $500 and $10,000, arson, and 2 felony counts of a hatred crime. He besides received 4 misdemeanor counts for disorderly conduct, reckless conduct, harm to spot little than $500, and transverse burning to intimidate.

Police accidental Lu was identified arsenic the fishy who committed a hatred transgression by starting a occurrence that caused harm to metropolis spot successful the 600 artifact of South  Columbus Drive connected June 9.

Police past week released a surveillance image of a fishy who was spotted fleeing the country of the burning cross.  

Lu is scheduled to look for a detention proceeding connected Thursday.

No further accusation was released.