BUFFALO, NY – Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn announced that Davious Kapinski, 31, and Robert Lawrence, 23, both of Buffalo, were arraigned before Buffalo City Court Judge Andrew C. LoTempio.
The charges include Disruption or Disturbance of Religious Service and Harassment in the Second Degree.
On the evening of Wednesday, Buffalo Police responded to a disturbance call at a mosque located on the 1900 block of Genesee Street.
Kapinski and Lawrence are accused of entering the mosque without permission and causing a disruption during a religious service. Both were apprehended shortly after the incident.
The two are scheduled for a pre-trial conference on October 10. If convicted of the primary charge, they could face up to one year in jail.