Man Found Guilty Of Torching Jewish Scroll In Berkeley: DA

California jury convicts man of arson for burning Berkeley Hillel 'mezuzah'

A California jury found David William Denton, 45, guilty of arson on Tuesday after using a pocket torch to burn a mezuzah scroll affixed to the entrance of Berkeley Hillel, a Jewish student center near the University of California, Berkeley, according to the Alameda County District Attorney's Office.The mezuzah, which contains a parchment scroll with passages from the Torah and is traditionally placed on the doorposts of Jewish homes and institu…

Man Convicted of Setting Fire to Mezuzah at Berkeley Jewish Student Center

BERKELEY (VINnews) – A California jury has convicted David William Denton of arson and vandalism after prosecutors said he set fire to a mezuzah outside Berkeley Hillel during a Shabbat gathering earlier this year. The 45-year-old was found guilty of using a lighter to ignite the mezuzah affixed to the entrance of the Jewish student […]

California man convicted over Hillel mezuzah arson

David Denton was previously accused of similar attacks on the Congregation Beth El synagogue and the home of a local Chabad rabbi

Man Found Guilty Of Torching Jewish Scroll In Berkeley: DA

A jury found the defendant guilty of arson, authorities said on Tuesday.

Man convicted of burning Jewish scroll at Berkeley religious study center

Jurors found David William Denton guilty of arson in connection with the Feb. 6 blaze at a religious study center on Bancroft Way.

Berkeley Hillel arson ends in hate crime finding

A man who burned a mezuzah at a Jewish student center serving UC Berkeley was found guilty this week of arson, authorities say.David Denton, 45, faces up to three years in prison and must register as an "arson offender," so police know where to find him, the Alameda County district attorney's office announced Tuesday after the verdict came in."Targeting and burning a sacred religious symbol… can cause harm far beyond the physical damage itself,"…