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Cops: Islandia man tried to run down Muslim mom, daughter
Quick ReadIslandia man arrested after he threatened to kill a Muslim woman and her daughter, tried to run them down with his car in a gas station, cops say.
Photo credit: SCPD | Joseph Ballance, 23, of 20 Winding Lane, Islandia (Aug. 27, 2009)
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An Islandia man was charged thursday with threatening to kill a Muslim woman and her 20-year-old daughter and trying to run them down with his car at a Smithtown gas station, a misdemeanor charge that Muslim groups condemned as too light.
Joseph Ballance, 23, pleaded not guilty Thursday at an arraignment in First District Court in Central Islip, where he was charged with second-degree aggravated...
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