A homeless man left a path of destruction inside at the very least 4 Buddhist and Taoist temples throughout Decrease Manhattan Tuesday, cops mentioned.
Taihong Ouyang, 49, was slapped with hate crime legal mischief and housebreaking expenses for the harmful bender that included a cease on the Sung Tak Buddhist Affiliation on Pike Avenue close to East Broadway – the place he allegedly smashed non secular gadgets with a fireplace extinguisher, cops and sources mentioned.
Throughout the Chinatown and Decrease East Aspect spree, Ouyang additionally allegedly focused the Guanyinsi – World Buddhist Middle on Henry Avenue close to Rutgers Avenue, the place he broken two safety cameras, in keeping with authorities and sources.
He additionally focused the Pu Chao Buddhist Temple on Eldridge Avenue close to Canal Avenue, cops mentioned.
Ouyang was ended his spree simply after 8 a.m. when he barged into the Huang Da Xian Taoist Temple on the Bowery close to Pell Avenue and broken a slew of things inside, cops mentioned.
Somebody known as 911 to report the vandalism and Ouyang was tracked down and arrested, authorities mentioned.
Ouyang can also be accused of vandalism at two different places – one on Canal Avenue close to the Bowery, and the opposite at East Broadway close to Market Avenue, the place two entrance doorways have been broken, sources mentioned.
It’s unclear whether or not these buildings are additionally homes of worship.
It additionally wasn’t clear precisely when Ouyang started his spree, or why he focused the temples.
Ouyang’s arraignment was pending in Manhattan Felony Courtroom Wednesday.
