DEARBORN, MI — Anti-Islam Florida Pastor Terry Jones has been making headlines since he first announced plans to burn the Quran, the holy text of Muslims, in 2010.
While driving to a location in
Polk County, Florida on Sept.11, 2013, law enforcement arrested Jones and seized 2,998 kerosene-soaked Qurans that Jones intended to burn in protest of Islam and in commemoration of the victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
At a lightly attended rally in Dearborn Saturday, Jones announced plans for this year’s 9/11 anniversary.
“We’re going to do what we got stopped last year,” he said. “We’re going to have the burning of 2,998 Qurans.”
Jones said he plans to return to Polk County, the government of which he called “shady” and “corrupt.”
Jones is a former pastor and leads the organization Stand Up America Now, a Christian-influenced organization that advocates free speech and condemns Islam.
Following his 2013 arrest in Polk County, Jones was charged with a felony, unlawful conveyance of fuel (for the kerosene-soaked Qurans stored in a barbeque container), and carrying an exposed firearm, a misdemeanor.
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