TAMPA, Fla. – A man arrested after leading police to the bodies of his two roommates told officers that he killed them because they were neo-Nazis who disrespected his recent conversion to Islam.
The Tampa Police Department says 18-year-old Devon Arthurs told police that he had until recently shared his roommates' neo-Nazi beliefs, but that he converted to Islam.
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Arthurs told police he was angry about anti-Muslim sentiment and wanted to bring attention to the issue.
Arthurs was arrested Friday after police say he held two customers and an employee hostage at a Tampa smoke shop. Police talked Arthurs into letting the hostages go, and took him into custody.
Arthurs then led police to his roommates' bodies.
Police found 22-year-old Jeremy Himmelman and 18-year-old Andrew Oneschuk dead with gunshot wounds in their apartment.
Arthurs third roommate, Brandon Russell was arrested Sunday in Key Largo during a traffic stop, reported the Miami Herald.
Russell, who had returned from U.S. Army Guard duty on May 19, is accused of making explosives.
Police said they found bomb detection devices in Russell's room and radiation materials.